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Summary: The Best Movie in the World
Review: This Movie is the best movie i have ever seen. Instead of getting the other DVD's, you should get this one because it has over 6 hours of extra things and 30 minutes of extra scenes. If you love LOrd of the RIngs, this is a must get!
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Summary: Excellent DVD
Review: I went to see The Fellowship of the Rings and I was blown away by the story and visual effects. I couldn't wait for it to come out on DVD so that I could own it. So I bought the theatrical release being the non-patient sort that I am. I should have waited for this one.
The added bits to the story are important and they don't seem to increase the length of the movie (like some directors' cuts do). They are melded seamlessly into the movie and improve the flow of the movie. Its too bad that movie studios don't like it when movies get too long, because this is the version that should have been released in the theater.
When Two Towers comes out, I'm not even going to bother with the theatrical release. I'll just wait for the extended edition.
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Summary: Appearance is Spectacular!
Review: I just love the appearance! The bookends actually look like they've come from Middle-Earth, and they are heavy...not made out of plastic! The box is incredible! I love the way it makes you feel like you are traveling down a great river and into the gates of Argonath...like in the movie when the Fellowship travels down a great river and sees the gigantic statues of Argonath...his fathers of old, his kin. The whole package is a feast for the eyes!
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Summary: Extras, Extras, Extras!
Review: The two discs of extra features are incredible! I haven't even gotten half way through and I feel like I've become an expert on The Lord of the Rings! I was interesting to find out how they made Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood)look much smaller than Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen). What they did was set Frodo's seat 2 feet behind Gandalf's and that way it still looked like he was sitting side-by-side with Gandalf but was just smaller than him! I think that's incredible...I would never have been able to come up with something like that. If you really want to know what it takes to make a movie look as good as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, then take a look at the extras...it will take you through every inch of Middle-Earth!
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Summary: The Grandaddy of all RPG
Review: Every time I see this movie I keep getting flashbacks of all the pencil and paper/computer role playing games I've been playing for most of my life from BARD'S TALE to FINAL FANTASY and it's not hard to see why. All the basic elements are there; Characters, quest, Evil force trying to take over the relm...ect. Yeah, I know that LORD OF THE RINGS is much bigger than that, But if you check the history on J.R.R. Tolkien's work and anything you know on D&D You'll see that LOTR came before every RGP created since D&D. So now we all know where EVERY RGP (Inculding Japanese RGPs like the FINAL FANTASY series) got there insperation from! Go ask the creators of D&D to see if I'm right, cause think about it, No LOTR, No EVERQUEST!!
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Summary: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: Brilliant! Peter Jackson made a perfect choice of actors and actresses.Very sad when Gandalf the Grey fell down the hole and when Boromir of Gondor was killed by the Urak-Hai leader.I was in tears!Very emotional ending when Sam and Frodo started for Mordor on their own.Also a perfect beginning of a perfectly amazing movie.I liked the hobbit holes in Hobbiton.They were very realistic indeed.The special effects were fantastic aswell,especially the Rivendells and Lothloriens Elves' ears.All in all,a brilliant movie altogether!I compliment Peter Jackson,the cast and crew and not forgetting the Author,JRR Tolkien!Truly magical.
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Summary: Good movie - fantastic DVD
Review: Although not quite as successful as the "Star Wars" films, "The Fellowship of the Ring" is a very good motion picture that puts the recent entries into the fantasy genre such as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".A young hobbit, Frodo (Elijah Wood), reluctantly inherits the task of bearing a beautiful golden ring that has a dark mind of its own. There, he, his friend Sam (Sean Astin), wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) and two other hobbits, Merry (Billy Boyd) and Pippin (Dominic Monaghan) embark on a long and perilous journey to destroy the evil ring in the fires of Mount Doom. First - let me state that I have never been a fan of the Tolkien books myself, they were overlong and never seemed to gather any momentum (plus the fact that I have only read 'The Hobbit' and only half of 'Fellowship' before I abandoned the books altogether). Nevertheless, the movie adaptation is more stirring, more exciting, and indefinitely more enchanting than what the books conjured up. Never has a movie been so perfectly cast. Elijah Wood does an exceptionally good job as Frodo, Viggo Mortensen effortlessly captures the rugged toughness of Aragorn, and the other actors do a fine job as well. The person who outstrips everyone in the movie (including Cate Blanchett) is the mind-blowing performance of Ian McKellan who immerses himself effectively in the role of the wise, wizened Gandalf the Gray - earning himself a deserved Oscar nomination for best supporting actor. "The Lord of the Rings" boasts strong directing by Peter Jackson, stunning cinematography and astounding visual effects that makes us believe that we're actually in Middle-earth. Never had I had been so breathlessly entranced. The writers - Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson - effortlessly condense the 365-page book into a smooth, intelligent script. Some of the liberalties that they have taken with the movie are not as obvious in the book (such as the fireworks display at Bilbo's birthday celebration), they're more like something Tolkien would have added. Alas, despite all the lavish praise, "The Lord of the Rings" loses steam and momentum during the final 30 minutes and character threads are left open - not to mention that the sudden dropoff is especially anticlimatic. Nevertheless, "The Lord of the Rings" is a breathless, enrapturous piece of modern cinema and holds up extremely well after repeated viewings. The special edition 4-disc DVD collection is truly a special edition of the film, it is packaged in a special box and there is a lavishly illustrated booklet telling where you want to go. On the first two discs there is a special extended version of the film (30 minutes longer from the theatrical version), with missing/extended scenes seamlessly integrated into the whole, which breathes more life and understanding of the picture. This version gives a whole new meaning to the picture, but it's no less entrancing or diminished. In the special features section, there are three audio commentaries that you can listen to over the film. One has the commentary track of the cast, the next a commentary from the visual effects department and the final commentary from Peter Jackson and fellow screenwriters. The other two discs contain documentaries on how the movie was made and how long it took. Also included are documentaries on the actors during their filming duration in New Zealand... all of them are worth watching, just to see how the trilogy of films were made and the labor of love it took while getting there. Buy it - it is worth the money to pay for this lavish 4 disc DVD set of this film. Never since the release of "Beauty and the Beast" on DVD came out, have DVDs been so grand and lavish before. Good movie - fantasic DVD. Either way, you will be pleased.
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Summary: Buy this version!
Review: I have the theatrical version and this version and withtin the first five minutes you'll realize that this is the definitive version to watch!
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Summary: Sean Astin
Review: I like this movie cause Sean Astin is in it.And I like Sean Astin and he played in the Goonies.Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Sean Astin Astin Astin Astin.He plays in it.He plays in Rudy he plays in Encino Man,he plays in good movies.He's hotter than a skillet that was left on the stove for three days at high heat.Who cares if he's fat.He's so smart,he's so talented,he's so sexy,he's so sweet,he's so lovely,he's so cute,he's so attractive,he's so awesome,he's so cool,he's so wonderful,he's so magnificent,he's so brilliant,he's so not fat.
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Summary: See this version before "The Two Towers"
Review: It's like this-
This movie is a visual masterpiece of epic porportions. It has an amazing cast, who do amazing jobs as actors. The crew who did the pre- and post-production work should have been payed a great deal more for the work they put in. Peter Jackson was okay, even though the books direct themselves. To put it kindly though, he surpasses George Lucas and Steven Spielberg any day with his limited use of CGI special effects.
This version of the film is a must see if you wish to see "The Two Towers." If you've read the books, you're okay. This version helps to explain the Lembas bread, amongst other things.
Also, it adds more of a story to what we saw in the theatres of "The Fellowship of the Ring." It gives amazing insight to the characters, and helps to fill in certain timeline gaps.
The documentaries are amazing, and are a must see for book/movie fans alike.
Finally, if you buy this, check out the Easter Eggs. There is an MTV spoof of the Council of Elrond, as well as a full trailer for "The Two Towers."
Purchase this movie, and enjoy it.
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