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Summary: Lord Of The Movies
Review: I just wanted to start out saying I am getting the theatrical version 'cause I don't really like changed or added scenes in movies. I prefer the theatrical version for myself. And I also reserved it at Suncoast so I'm getting it next Tuesday. And BTW, the first version is the only one which has the ten minute preview of 'The Two Towers' (which I'm really excited to see). If you want the new platinum edition version, go ahead, buy it. I don't care. But I'm still getting the theatrical version.
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Summary: Just a small opinion.
Review: This is a fantastic film that will be treasured by future generations to come. this is a great epic that has actually hit the mark on being successful on all fronts including action, drama, fantasy. Definetly my favorite film to date.
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Summary: Its About Time!
Review: I first read the Lord of The Rings trilogy while in college in 1982. Even during the first reading I realized this was an epoch worthy of a major motion picture! After viewing the animated "Hobbit" film and the first animated installment of the trilogy, I was left wanting more.
To date, I have read the trilogy at least twelve times and was excited to finally hear about the making and release of this literary masterpiece.
Having seen the film three times (once alone then twice with my two sons) I realized that to match Tolkien's vision of Middle Earth we had to wait for today's cinematic technology to bring this masterpiece to life; and this was done very well in this film. From the opening in the beautiful Shire to the escape from Moria you are held fast in your seat. The effects, cinematography, actors, scenery and action all came together to make me admit this was worth the wait. It will you, too.Frodo lives!
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Summary: STELLAR JOB MATE!
Review: I congratulate Peter Jackson, the Cast, Crew, and etc. in creating a magnificent film rendition of the first part of the Lord of the Rings. The way he recreated Tolkien's World of Middle Earth is fantastic, and the visual effects were astonishing and completely spectacular. He did leave out the Tom Bombadil part featured in the first book(this movie, the Fellowship of the Ring), but that part was something okay to cut out, due to the fact that it was not imperitive to the story. But who knows, even the diehard fans may be satisfyed with the Executive Edition that is coming out in November, with I believe at least an extra half hour of footage (don't quote me on that, I am not exactly sure). Enjoy the Movie, DMR
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Summary: Movie Magic but Poorly Mastered DVD!
Review: I managed to get my copy of the Region 1 widescreen DVD early but I have noticed that the movie has been mastered with an incorrect aspect ratio. Or rather, the film is in its correct theatrical ratio of 2.35:1 but the actual DVD transfer is more like
2.40:1, with the image squashed slightly. Just compare it to footage of movie in the supplemental material on Disc 2 or footage from The Two Towers also on Disc 2. This is a great shame as everything else about the DVD quality is exemplary. I sincerely hope this will be rectifed,
if not for future pressings of this DVD edition, then certainly for the forthcoming Special Extended DVD Edition.
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Summary: Great Movie!
Review: When I went to the theatre I honestly expected to be disappointed. Although I had been waiting for a Lord of the rings movie for quite a while, and I thought the books were so unbelievable, I found it difficult to believe that anyone could believably bring all of Tolkien's characters to the big screen and do the story any justice. But when I saw the movie, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprise. It still doesn't compare to the books but it was a wonderful attempt,and probably the closest that we'll ever get to seeing the books come to life.
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Summary: Strangely, an overrated masterpiece
Review: Difficult to qualify the idea of an overrated masterpiece--a film that's is undoubtedly a magnificent achievement, but not the flawless paragon so many have labeled it. Understand me: FOTR is a gorgeous and exciting production, rich with detail and artistry. It is also inconsistently wrought--busy when simplicity would better serve it, or too intimate when it should be grand. Its effects are often unnecessary and even silly; disappointing to stifle chuckles at uninspired digital ripples and color inversions, when we know what a spectacular vision Jackson and his team are capable of realizing.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings: Fellowship review
Review: this movie is a wonderful and vivid rendition of J.R.R. Tolkien's LOTR trilogy. with most of the story intact, you plunge into the adventures of Middle Earth. though it is definately not a childrens movie, it will be sure to delight avid Tolkein fans and non-readers alike. also, with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, and Viggo Mortensen, with many new and old faces alike, you can't go wrong. if you have never read the books, seeing this will want you to go out and buy them, not to mention see the next two movies. i give this movie 5 stars for being entertaining and imaginative, as well as action filled.
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Summary: One Movie to Rule them All!!
Review: If there is a better movie made I haven't seen it. Simply put Peter Jackson took the "unfilmable" classic trilogy by JRR Tolkien and made it into an instant classic film. How did he do it? He was faithful and trusted the source completely. The story is already a sure thing. It isn't the highest selling work of fiction in history for nothing. Jackson was dead on aim when trying to get the look, and feel JRR Tolkien expressed in print. The Lord of the Rings is about change. Middle-Earth is in the process of change and is very vulnerable. The time of the elves is ending giving away to man. This is a very sad thing and it is one of things expressed very well. The friendship between Sam and Frodo is also done very well. They are like war buddies prepared to give up their lives for each other. Throw in some awesome special effects and good fight scenes and you have it all. If you have never read the books you can't even appreciate the small things that are so detailed in the movie. Like when a character says something word for word from the book, or when Gandalf says "Ah the Long Expected Party" which is the name of the first chapter. Things had to be taken out simply to cut it down and make it fit. This is understandable. I also like seeing things that you aren't in the story but just mentioned like Gandalf going to Minas Tirith to look up the history of the ring. Above all the feel and the emotion are there. Ive heard one issue that it was unbelievable that a few heros could take out so many enemies. Well these heros are the most powerful and best warriors on middle-earth. They are lords trained in the art of battle no mere foot soldiers or anything. Plus they are going up against Orcs which are not greatly skilled and whose true threat is numbers. If it was too long for you then I think you have attention issues. Trash it if you must because the majority speaks for itself and Ive found that even the most learned Tolkien fans love it too. Btw it is not a Hollywood picture so quit calling it a "typical hollywood film." Also it is only 1/3 of the story. I cannot wait for the Two Towers and the Return of the King. They too should be equally if not greater films than the Fellowship of the Ring.
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Summary: Literary genious turned cinema masterpiece
Review: This is one of the few movies I've seen that does justice to the book it represents. True, it doesn't follow the story exactly, but Peter Jackson did about as good a job as you can expect anyone to do in three hours. This movie is incredible. There simply is nothing to complain about. The acting is superb, with several cast members giving the performance of a lifetime. The special effects are breathtaking, and the stunts and fight scenes very memorable.
This film captivates you from the very start, when it tells the story of the rings, and holds you until the last moment, where we are left to wonder about the fate of the scattered fellowship (well, those who never read the books, at least). I knew this film was a masterpiece when my wife, who hates the fantasy genre, insisted on seeing it 3 times in theaters.
There is nothing but pure perfection in this film, and doubtless it will become as classic and legendary as the book that inspired it.
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