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Summary: Beware Defective Discs!
Review: This is the worst audio I've ever encountered on a DVD, and what a shame that it should happen to such a fine film. The audio on the 2nd, special features, disc, is spotty all the way through, with some of the features being entirely unintelligible. I had hoped that the film itself would be unaffected, but in the 27th chapter, the audio suddenly went bad, and you would need subtitles to understand the dialogue. The ambient sound was still fine, but the dialogue had faded to a whisper in the background. I will be returning my disc and hoping for one without defects.
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Summary: One movie to stop them all and in the darkness end them!
Review: This is tooooo boring watch harry potter. Hey don't look at me like that, this movie didn't have quidditch in it,just stupid fantasy and boring effects. LOTR should not go to your head people it is nothing but a stupid fantacy. Any person who goes to church would not watch it because of its title, LORD of the rings! yeah right....never gunna happen! I know HP is fantasy tooooo but oh well..at least it was interesting with a cute guy in it! LORD of the rings...palease...I feel sorry for all of you people!
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Summary: Lord of the Rings Rocks!
Review: This is truely one of the best movies I have seen in my entire life. The story just builds and builds and the action never stops. After viewing it, you'll wish that December were already here so that you could see the next installment of this excellent series. If you haven't seen it, you surely must! If you have already seen it and don't own the DVD, buy it! You'll be sorry if you don't add this movie to your DVD collection.
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Summary: A must have for any true LOTR fan!
Review: This is truely worth getting, even if you already have the movie. There is absolutely nothing negative I can say about this DVD set except for the mere fact it doesn't play on my Xbox DVD playerback kit. These are enhanced DVD and are not supported by the Xbox.The audio, and visuals are amazing; the extra scenes are integrated into the movie so you have to pay attention, some are long (5 mins.) some are short (10 sec.). These extended scenes really fill in the gap that the original film left out from the book. There are hours of extras, ranging from the cast to the producers and directors and how the Shire was made, etc... The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) is truely a masterpiece. I can't wait for the Two Towers Collector's Edition, although Two Towers is coming out in August, I am willing to wait another 3 months for all the extras.
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Summary: One of the GREATEST movies ever made!!!
Review: This is truly a spectacular movie. My mom and I saw it in the theaters five times. I was so exited when I hearsd it was coming out to video August 6th. Its an amazing movie. I think they casted the characters perfectly. Everything about the movie is great. When it comes out to video, I think everybody should get it. Its just a spectacular movie.
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Summary: Perfection
Review: This is truly one of the best films I have ever seen. The acting is superb (Elijah Wood actually makes a good hobbit), and the movie sticks to the books as much as it can. I never looked away from the screen, and that's saying a lot! I'm dying to see the next film in the trilogy.
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Summary: what's the deal with the sound?
Review: This is very strange. The DVD sounds TERRIBLE through my stereo system. Lots of static and strange noises. Its a standard JVC stereo, but it works fine with every other DVD I've ever purchased. I tried switching the DVD sound settings between 5.1 and 2.0 stereo surround (via the movie's setup menu). In desperation, I rerouted the DVD sound output to my Sony widescreen TV (57" rear projection) and the sound is fine, clear and no static. My TV's spec's do not list any sort of decoder or special hardware, so I am mystified as to why my stereo output is so bad and the TV sound is fine. Go figure.
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Summary: Finally, a Masterwork DVD
Review: This is what the power of the DVD medium is all about. Peter Jackson and co. have utilized this format better than any other filmakers in the short history of DVD. This is a set for true fans of moviemaking. By the time you finish the endless hours of extras, you will be not only a fan of the film, but a fan of the filmakers as well, who pored so much heart and soul into the production of this instant classic. Highest possible recommendation.
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Summary: Epic storytelling has returned.
Review: This is without a doubt one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of our time. Peter Jackson has done an incredibly superb job of translating the first book (or in reality two books) of The Lord of the Rings 6-book "trilogy" to the screen. Clearly there are parts of the book that could not, for reasons of time and continuity, be translated to the movie, but this does not take away from his accomplishments at all. The extra scenes in this extended addition do so very much to add to the depth of the movie and actually can make some characters, primarily Galadriel, be seen in a much different light than the theatrical version. There are also scenes that are only in the extended edition that help to make sense of certain scenes in "The Two Towers", not the least of which is the special rope that Sam has. Why does it hurt Gollum? Where did he get it? Only the Extended Edition can answer those (and other) questions. The extra music by Howard Shore is delightful. (This marks the first time that extra music was scored for any kind of home video release.) He truly knows how to stir emotion and feeling throughout the movie just from his unparalleled music. Although the Aragonath bookends are nothing more than that, they are beautifully crafted and are an absolute necessity to and true Lord of the Rings fan. Additionally, the extra special features are not the same as those on the theatrical release DVDs, which means that if you do not purchse the extended edition as well, you will miss out on a lot more of the behind-the-scenes featurettes if you just own the theatrical version. The short of it is that this extended edition set is a must have for anyone who truly considers themselves to be a Tolkein fan.
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Summary: The best movie I have ever seen.
Review: This is without a doubt the best film I've ever seen. IT's got the best film making that I've ever seen and the special features are incredible. You will be wrapped up in the world of Middle Earth!
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