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Summary: A Movie Masterpiece
Review: This is certainly a film worth seeing! Obviously, cuts had to me made, considering the size of the book it was based on, but the movie remains faithful to the book for the most part, and completely retains the spirit. The directing is excellent, and the special effects make the movie believable--whereas an older film would have sadly failed to give a convincing image of this fantasy world.
Elijah Wood is good in the title role, and does well at portraying an innocent Frodo getting thrown into a life of adventure, but Ian McKellan completely takes the cake as Gandalf the wizard. Viggo Mortensen makes for a quiet but combative Aragorn--his fight scenes with the Nazgul on Weathertop and the Uruk-Hai at Amon Hen are stunning. Sean Astin plays Samwise Gamgee to a tee, showing his simplicity, his kindess, and his bravery. Sean Bean, as Boromir, has the role of the character who is the most susceptible to the terrible pull of the One Ring, and he plays this with great skill. Orlando Bloom as Legolas portrays this athletic elf who never runs out of arrows excellently. John Rhys-Davies plays the role of Gimli, a grumpy and hard-fighting dwarf. I could go on, but let me just say that almost all the cast is good.
Peter Jackson, the director of the film, ensures that he has us loving the Shire, fearing the Nazgul, championing Gandalf, applauding Legolas, gasping at Barad-Dur, and spitting all over the hideous orcs.
All in all, quite a film.
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Summary: Fantasy at the finest!
Review: Love it...love it...love it...
Can't wait for the next movie!
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Summary: Masterful and whimsical
Review: This is the absolute best fantasy movie I have ever seen! I have always been a fan of middle earth and magic and this movie really hits home. Humerous as well as dark I give this movie two thumbs way up!
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Summary: It was amazing...
Review: The effects were astonishing. It was breath-taking. And Pippin is so cute. ^_^
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Summary: Worth Buying Even If You Have the Other Version
Review: You don't have to be a LotR [addict] to want this. We own no other LotR merchandise besides the movie. Consider this the director's home cut, with a different editing of events for greater clarity, without the time constraints often forced (unnecessarily by knee-jerk distributors) on film makers. We considered it so superior that we retired the original cut into storage.One only drawback: because there were far more commentary tracks than any rational creature needs to hear, the film had to be split into two discs. You will have to stop and switch them. To keep it short: it's worth the money. We're glad we got it.
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Summary: Best DVD I OWN
Review: I have may dvds including the origanal version of lord of the rings, and i was wondering what they could possible put in the movie that would make someone buy it, but i soon found out. Love the new moments in the origanal story and the brand new sceans also. The two extra discs are also cool and give much info to the new fans on LOTR. A must buy for all who dont and who have the origanal.
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Summary: Ultimate Lord of the Rings
Review: There is more information here on just the making of this one movie than I ever though possible or even desirable. If you should ever completely finish viewing all of the discs, you will probably know enough about Lord of the Rings and epic filmmaking to make your own movie about any of Tolkien's other classic books. But there are better reasons to shell out thirty bucks than that. First, there is thirty minutes of extra footage (like this wasn't long enough already topping out at three hours). Most of the deleted scenes were scenes that, in one way or another, were important to the books but were deemed unworthy of the theatre audiences. Throw in the fact that there are four different commentaries to listen to and that means you're going to be watching LOTR until you think you're in Middle Earth. Good reason number two: there are more commentaries than you can shake a stick at. The first DVD (the "regular" two disc set) was so big you needed a map to guide you. This one should come with its own atlas. Each disc contains a labyrinth of information so vast that six months after buying it, I'm still wading through everything it has to offer. And, of course, you'll get the trailer for The Two Towers, which was released in theaters a month after the set hit store shelves. This set has probably made someone, somewhere a very wealthy person, and with good reason. It's a superior product that won't easily be matched in November when The Two Towers Platinum Series comes out.
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: Fantastic! "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is full of adventure and drama. Its one of the year 2001's best movies. GRADE: A out of an A+
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Summary: One DVD to rule them all...
Review: A year and a half on from its release, and the Fellowship of the Ring has yet to be surpassed by any movie I can think of. This lavish four-disc set is a must for any fan of the movie, packed with involving documentries and detailed, informative technical breakdowns of the film's many spectacular visual effects. The 'Fellowship of the Cast' documentary is one such standout glimpse at behind the scenes footage and interviews...after all, with such a varied and talented cast list its hard to go wrong! Likewise the commentaries with Peter Jackson, and the cast are fun, detailed and a great way to see how this film functions as part of the trilogy. Budding techies will rejoice with an entire seperate commentary hosted by the design and production team. The film itself is presented in glorious widescreen, with crystal clear sound and picture quality...you'll be wanting to draw the blinds and crank up the volume for this one. Yup, this was terrific in the cinema, but I defy you not to tremble in your armchair when you hear that first 'boooom' from the well in Balin's Tomb! Throw in a dozen extra scenes, enough extra features to fill two discs and a handsome collectors case and you've got a DVD to be the flagship of your collection. I can only think of one DVD that may even come close...The Two Towers, released later this year. God bless you Mr Jackson.
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Summary: Excellent for fans
Review: If you are a big fan of the LotR movies (and books), this is an excellent DVD. Truth be told, I've only watched the movie and looked at what the additional features are available (I have a new baby at home, so little time for DVDs). But just the additional and expanded scenes in the movie are worth it. They add depth to the characters and story which were lost on the cutting room floor in the theater edition. After seeing this movie in the theater a year and a half ago, I read the entire series -- the movie had motivated me to finish what I never did as a teenager. I was so engrossed with the books that I hardly put them down until I finished. Now that I've seen the expanded version of the movie, I have to say that it does much more credit to the first book than the earlier version. To anyone who hasn't read the books, though -- don't just watch the movies -- the books are really worth the time and effort. In fact, I think you will enjoy the movies more if you read the books. This was true of the Twin Towers for me. I think I would have found that movie a little low on plot if I hadn't been so engrossed in the big picture and characters which I understood so much better from the novels. If you like LotR, this is definitely worthwhile. I'm putting the Twin Towers on my wish list immediately.
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