Rating: 
Summary: Five Stars to Rule Them All!!!
Review: Solid five for this one! The "Fellowship of the Ring" is definately one of the best films in history. The special effects, lush settings, dark imagery, and epic story put other sci-fi and fantasy flicks to shame. Luke Skywalker, watch out for Frodo Baggins. The plot remains almost exactly to the book: Frodo the hobbit is given the quest to destroy the evil ring of the dark lord Sauron, and is joined by a motley bunch of adventurers to form the Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf, the ancient wizard, gives guidance and wisdom. Legolas the Elf and Gimli the Dwarf, warriors among their kind, are well acted. Boromir the human is the heroic guy with a dark side to him. Aragorn, a.k.a. Strider, is so *HOT*. Sam, Pippin, and Merry, the three bumbling hobbits, provide comic relief as happy-go-lucky fish out of the water in a dangerous quest. The bad guys were convincingly evil and freaky, not like the stupid disco-chanting orcs in the 1970s cartoon, "Return of the King." The orcs were marvelously gross and ugly as they were meant to be. Saruman is excellent as Gandalf's rival. The ringwraiths are all good and spooky. The Eye of Sauron watches the viewers in their seats, and Balrog is great as a genuinely dark, evil spirit. The special effects themselves don't dominate the whole film. This movie brings the Tolkein characters and their Middle Earth world to stunning and breathtaking life. The characters become people one can relate to and it is easy to get into the story. (When Frodo was crying I just wanted to go up to the screen and hug him!!!) There is some controversy over the character of Arwen and her getting a bigger role in the movie than in the books. This was basically necessary, since she is the girlfriend of one of the lead male characters and the movie somehow has to establish her character. She IS a warrior woman, but not a fake Lara Croft or Xena take-off. A few other characters from the book are completely left out, but only for time reasons. With a whopping three hours already, it would be impossible to have the book down word for word. "Fellowship of the Ring" is sure to satisfy die-hard Tolkein fans without confusing newcomers. The movie goes into great detail and explanation without getting too slow. The chase sequences and epic battle scenes, especially in the second half of the film, take the viewer on a wild, heart-thumping, suspenseful roller coaster ride. Definately a must-see!
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Summary: The most beautiful movie of all time
Review: Some have said that Fellowship of the Ring is the movie George Lucas was trying to make with Star Wars before he lost sight of his vision. While Star Wars is still a masterpiece as a whole in its own right, Fellowship of the Ring is the perfect epic fantasy adventure, with very few flaws. The only complaint I have is that some of my favorite moments from the book did not make it into the movie. Quite frankly I hardly noticed that the movie is as long as it is and would have happily sat through 6, or even 12 hours of a masterpiece like this.
We all know the story, so I will not write a synopsis, but I will say that I feel that each character was casted perfectly, and even Liv Tyler performed brilliantly. The scenery and attention to detail was amazing, and how they went through great lengths to ensure that every culture of the different races of Middle Earth was also amazing. I watch this movie, and every time I see it I am in awe of the grandeur of it all. This movie is grand, sweeping and epic, and aside from a few minor technical glitches (Frodo wearing shoes in one scene, Gandolf in hiking boots in another) this movie is the fantasy film I have longed to see since I was a child. I am eagerly awaiting the Two Towers.
Rating: 
Summary: The Ruling Film Slips from Jackson's Hand
Review: Some people have associated me with JRR Tolkien's books for more than 25 years. I first saw this movie on opening day at a local theatre 12/19/01. I was extremely excited about this movie and the whole series of films - since "The Lord of the Rings" is my favorite book, I was hoping for nothing less than that the 3 movies would combine for my ultimate movie experience! I wrote a highly positive review that same day giving the movie 5 stars. I saw the movie 5 more times in the theatre and was even more excited about anything Tolkien or "The Lord of the Rings", so I decided to re-read the book. That was when my movie dreams came crashing down. The visuals (costumes, scenery, special effects) and acting in the movie are nearly flawless, so what was wrong? The BASIC story line IS the same as in the book, but I noticed far too many differences in the little details of the story line between the book and the movie. Since then, this, my biggest personal disappointment in a movie, has been festering like a disease and has now spilt over to become a broader disappointment in the entire movie industry's way of taking liberties with beloved books, or even history. The thing that really gets me is that there is so much material to work from in the first volume of the book, and condense it into a nearly 3-hour movie, but instead Jackson's screenplay changes some things and ADDS material! I noticed some differences when I first saw the movie, but since I don't have the book memorized, I assumed most of the little details and lines were from the book. Some lines in the movie are not in the book, some lines are said by different characters, or some lines are said at a different time & location. Aragorn's personality and reason for not claiming the throne of Gondor earlier are very different between the book and movie. Let's face it, most people will see a movie a lot more often than read the book. So people will remember the movie more, and that's a BIG mistake here because people should remember TOLKIEN'S story...and that's the book! I need some way of showing the tremendous let down I feel because Jackson let a golden, and maybe the best, opportunity for my ultimate movie slip by. That's now why I only give it 2 starts, and why I refuse to see the remainder of this series at least in theatres, and if I ever do see them, I then must re-read the corresponding volume in the book. I read that Jackson changed things to fit a different media - implying that a book must necessarily be different than a movie - something authors should now think about before selling movie rights. In my opinion, Ralph Bakshi failed to bring the book effectively to the screen in 1978 (because he never did the second, and concluding, part, and because his animation lacked a stunning visual impact), and Peter Jackson fails now only, but disastrously, because of a poorly written screenplay. Will anybody do it completely right? I hope there's a "NEXT!"
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Summary: A truly wonderful start to the trilogy on film!
Review: Somewhere over the last 20+ years I lost count of the number of times I have read LOTR (and The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc.). I have been waiting for this film for over 3 years, so to say that I had high expectations would be an understatement! I am happy to say that the film lives up to all the hype, being a truly passionate and very faithful rendering of the books into film. Not only did the movie faithfully capture the emotional depth and beauty of Tolkien's creation, the movie *interprets* LOTR in a way that is thematically faithful while offering a fresh perspective on the story. To the Tolkien fans who freak out over every little change from Tolkien's original text, remember that books and film are very different story-telling media. The problem with the Harry Potter movie, IMHO, is that it offered *nothing* new to justify its existence as a film. It was simply the film-of-the-book; i.e., if you've read the book, there's little reason to see the movie. Happily, Peter Jackson had made the film of the *story* of LOTR, rather than the film-of-the-book. Yes, there were one or two points where the film interpretation didn't work for me, especially Lothlorien and Galadriel, but these quibbles are minor against the grand scope of this achievement. Bravo to Peter Jackson and company for the passion and faith to bring the "unfilmable" LOTR to the screen--FINALLY!
Rating: 
Summary: Way way over rated!
Review: Sorry folks, I just don't get it. Sure I read the books when I was a kid and got a kick out of them then. But what's the madness about this movie? Just a bunch of elves, fairies, and dwarfs running around looking for some stupid ring. And the sets? Way way cheesy. And the story? Way way corn ball. Sorry, I'd rather see some real science fiction like Total Recall or Blade Runner than this corny stuff for the masses.
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Summary: A Vivid Masterpiece
Review: Sorry I am late for writing the review for this movie, I just easily forget stuff. Anyway, the LOTR is an amazing movie. The DVD could be sold without all the detailed extras, documentaries, and interviews and I would still give it a 5 star rating. Most people who I have spoken to about the movie complained about the ending, saying that it should have gone into more detail before the last scene faded out. I think that they might not have even understood that there are still 2 more movies to be released. The two towers should be released this coming Wednesday. This movie is a wonderful depiction of J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece that he wrote in the mid 20th century. This movie really makes you feel like you are in Rivendell yourself. The language of the elves is also a nice touch. Jackson did a superior job of keeping the characters focused on the current scene. You could practically feel the evil from within the Naz Gul Riders. The DVD set consists of 2 discs, one which plays the movie and the other contains nearly 2 hours of bonus features. The extras show you what it was like behind-the-scenes of the most exciting DVDs to come along in a while. The movie is full of surprises and very well done special effects. It doesn't matter whether you choose the full screen or wide screen version either. It still is disappointing that both wide screen and full screen were not included on the same disc. Still, you should think about which version you wish to purchase, because some people find that the black on the edges of your screen in wide screen is very annoying.
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Summary: WATCH THIS IS YOU CANT SLEEP!
Review: SORRY TO SAY, BUT THIS MOVIE, COMPARED TO HARRY POTTER WAS BORING-UNLIKE HARRY POTTER, THERE WERE MANY BORING SCENES, AND I JUST COULDNT GET INTO THE MOVIE... THE ACTORS WERE PRETTY GOOD- SAME WITH THE EFFECTS, BUT THE MOVIE ITSELF WAS BORING- IN OTHER WORDS, WATCH THIS MOVIE IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING!
Rating:
Summary: Stunning!
Review: Special Effects: 5/5
Music (Score): 5/5
Cinematography: 5/5
Acting: 5/5 This movie is completely stunning in every way! The only problem I have with this movie is that its pretty long. But, other than that, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is the best movie that was released in theatres in the year 2001 and stands as one of the best movies ever made! The special effects make movie-history while the music (score) enhances the movie very well. The cinematography is very well-done and the acting is superb (not overly dramatized like you see in many other movies). "The Fellowship of the Ring" is a movie that I highly recommend you buy on DVD! In fact the Special Extended DVD Edition of "Fellowship of the Ring" is even better than the original version! Even though it is longer than the original version, because it has many extra/added scenes, that doesn't matter because it is more exciting to watch than the original version!
Rating:
Summary: hmmmmmm..
Review: special effects: outstanding
acting: good
conclusion: terrible this movie was good, ill say that. But the ending...jesus christ...it just, stopped. The movie started out srtong in the opening scenes, but started to slowly decline after that. It picked itself up about half or 2/3 of the movie through... and just as the charicters started to develop, it ended. I was hoping for some sort of conclusion to the movie but it was (as I expected) a cut short cliche, to make you come back next year.
People are blowing this movie way out of porportion...its good...but its not the best. Its not the second coming people, get a grip...its a movie. If your not into LONG, boring, 3 hour, fantasy movies don't go see this, because thats all it is... your not missing much.
Rating:
Summary: taste the magic of rivendell and lothlorien
Review: spectacular.sets,sfx and animation,a script barely changed from the book (mainly to manage to keep in down to 3 hrs.),are all superior. the casting is inspired,those people ARE the nine of the fellowship.throw in Christpher Lee as Saruman! and Liv Tyler as Arwen (in spite of various complaints i've read about her expanded role,i wanted to see more,she is a MAJOR character,just doesnt get as much text,the love story of Aragorn and Arwen is veiled,but a joy in the books),puts it way over the top.a historic event.
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