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Summary: BEST MOVIE EVER!
Review: If you love battle scenes and fantasy, this mocie is for you. Peter Jackson is an awesome director and didnt an excellent Job wit JRR Tolkiens book! The two towers is evn better. I cant wait for return of the kings.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: If you love fantasy or if you love Tolkien's books. You will love the movie Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.I feel so engaged watching it, like I am on the silver screen. It makes you wish you had a part in the movie at least for me it does. Go see it, you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: The best fantasy film in the history of cinema, period!!
Review: If you love fantasy, or Tolkien, or just superb filmmaking, do yourself a favor and ignore the inane, critical reviews below. 'LOTR' is brilliant, a wonderful departure of epic proportions from the typical Hollywood garbage that floods screens 99% of the time. Peter Jackson should be commended for having the brass to bring this trilogy to the big screen, and pulling off the first episode so well. The whole film completely draws you into the Fellowship's quest and adventures! Fans of the fantasy genre have been waiting, uh, FOREVER for an oscar-worthy fantasy film, and have finally been given our masterpiece. From beginning to end, the film rocks! Casting is outstanding, highlighted by Ian McKellan's portrayal of Gandalf and Viggo Mortensen's vigorous turn as Aragorn. Sean Bean, John Rhys Davies, Christopher Lee, and Elijah Wood also turn in excellent performances. While not complete unknowns, it was nice to see a director who refused to cast morons like Keanu Reeves, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Freddie Prinze in roles they have no business being near. I could only imagine what 'LOTR' would've looked like if some Hollywood lame-o like Joel Shumacher or Speilberg got their grubby paws on it. The action is well-paced, not overblown yet not slow either. The plot is set up well, and the storyline is COMPLETELY understandable and sensical. Enough of the book is put into the script to flesh out Tolkien's world, without being overly talky. Special effects shine as well. The Balrog is incredible, the Watcher is fearsome, the scenes with the wraiths while Frodo is wearing the ring are macabre and surreal, the battle in the Mines of Moria with the orcs & cave troll is awesome, as is the army of orcs Saurumon raises. The scenery is lavish and fantasic, most notably Rivendell and Moria. The sound on the DVD is great. My widescreen, 5.1 Dolby Digital disc actually sounds like DTS through my home theater system! Extras are nice, if some are a bit repetitive. If you must have the collector's set, by all means go ahead, but the widescreen DVD is all most of you will need. Peter Jackson is an extremely underrated director, and deserves more acclaim. While churning out gems like 'The Frighteners' and 'Dead Alive' in apparent anonymity, he needs to be heralded for pulling off the seemingly impossible: making 'LOTR' into a brilliant film experience. Forget 'A Beautiful Mind'. If the clowns in Hollywood weren't so averse to straying from the predictable, 'LOTR' should've garnered 'best picture' & 'best director' along with its other 4 awards. 'LOTR' is a masterpiece, a brilliant fantasy epic. This is, no doubt, the best film I have ever seen in my life, and certainly the best film in the near-barren wasteland of the fantasy genre. It blows 'Gladiator' away, hands-down. A must-own film!
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Summary: The Best
Review: If you loved Harry Potter, you will OBSESS over this movie. Lots of action and crazy moments. Things happen at the last moment and it's all great. About trust, loyalty, and above all bravery. Even if you've read the book (like myself), you're still surprised at every moment.The violence is tolerable and you don't have to look away. This movie makes you laugh, cry, and hold on to the end of your seat. It's too fantastic for words. A thousand times better than Harry Potter and taking that from me, an HP fanatic, this movie is just too cool. I think you should see it as soon as possible, it's VERY exciting.
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Summary: A Must See for Tolkien Fans!
Review: If you loved the books, then you're definately going to love the movies. It's one of the best movies that has been released in a long time. Not only are the visual effects breath-takingly, bone- chillingly astounding, but the casting and acting are certainly Oscar worthy performances. Nothing in this film falls short of one's expectations; in fact, it goes above and beyond anything one could imagine. Many Tolkien fans were worried that the magic and authenticity of the novels would be lost in the modernity of today's style and culture, but all these fears have been pushed aside as everyone has found them to coinside with the magical feelings that the trilogy possesses. Nothing about the movie is dissappointing and nothing falls short of eager Tolkien fan's expectations( except maybefor the fact that I was just waiting for Elrond to say in his monotone voice,"Welcome to Rivindell, MR ANDERSON"! ). A joy ride of thrills and wonder, LOTR is sure to become an instant classic that will go down in movie history as one of the best films of all times.
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Summary: simply the best dvd set ever!
Review: If you loved the movie on the big screen, you will love the dvd
set even more. It was amazing to see how much was put into the movie and made me even more impressed with the LOTR and especially Peter Jackson the director.
This DVD is excellence par none. It definitely tops my list of fav DVD. I didn't think any Dvd would be better than matrix but this is a must buy
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Summary: Absolutely the best...
Review: If you must know, I am one of those LOTR fans who went to see the movie seven times in theatres. Each time was just as amazing as the first. I was first introduced to the book by way of the cartoon film which immediately turned me off about the whole Tolkien experience. To this day I can't really bare to watch the cartoon. But the movie was amazing, the casting for Harry Potter and Star Wars could not have topped the casting for LOTR. I believe they settled for nothing less than perfection when creating this movie. Despite what people say about the ending and length, I am glad Jackson salvaged a lot of the detail from the book, to the fans of the books it made it all the more worth while to see. Many people complain about the ending being cut off, not actually seeing an ending, but if you will read the book (or ever just turn to the last page and read that), you will notice that the last scene is taken directly from the book. I intend to wait and buy the special four disk set DVD, but let them release it three times and get paid for the work they did. The Two-Towers will definietly be just as good as The Fellowship.
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Summary: Take a bow Mr. Jackson and thank you New Line!
Review: If you only see one movie this year, make it The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring! This film is absolutely incredible. I have to admit I was a little dissapointed at finding out that the part of Crickhollow and meeting Farmer Maggot was cut from the film, but then again, I, like all you other obsessed fans, have to realise that there had to be alterations to this film in order to please all audiences (and also not to make it over 6 hours long, haha). So, keeping that in mind, this movie is as close to justifying the novel as humanly possible. This movie sucks you into the story more than any movie I've ever watched. When I watched it for the first time, people in the audience (I included) were sobbing aloud at times and at one point we actually applauded and cheered! Now, when has THAT ever occured in the movie theatre?! This movie is the ultimate one, I assure you!
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Summary: Superb movie -- very good DVD.
Review: If you only want to buy one Lord of the Rings: Fellowship DVD, you might want to get the Extended DVD edition to be released in November 2002. That DVD will have an extra half an hour of new footage inserted into the film, and lots of original supplementary features. But me, I'm a sap. I want both versions of the film. I saw this film in theatres more than twice as much as I've seen any film since my pre-teen years. Why? Well, aside from the possibility that I have the geek gene -- LOTR: FOTR is the best fantasy movie ever made. There's action, great visuals, but most importantly (and this is something that's sadly lacking in modern Star Wars films) heart. The title of the film is "Fellowship", and that's also the theme. A bond of Fellowship or friendship which allows for some very intimate and heart-wrenching moments. Sam and Frodo's friendship. Merry and Pippin. Gandalf and everyone. Superb chemistry brought forth by great writing and dead on casting. For the unfeeling among you, there's a few beheadings. (g) And visually, this film is stunning. Wonderfully detailed and intelligent designs that require multiple viewings, pauses, zooms to appreciate it all. The DVD transfer is superb, making the visuals even better. In particular, I think the Balrog looks at lot better on the DVD than he did on the screen. There's some very sharp colours on this DVD. As for special features, this August version has mostly recycled TV and internet specials. But there's also a ten-minute preview of the Two Towers, the next LOTR film. And a preview of the extended DVD. The previews have me eagerly awaiting the next releases in this franchise. I highly recommend this movie. (And for the record, I've read the books, but I actually think the film adaptation improves on some things. The characters are more developed.)
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Summary: Excellent Addition to your DVD Library!
Review: If you saw and loved the theater version, you won't want to miss this extended edition. I won't go into detail about the theater version; instead I'll assume you've seen it and write about the new scenes. I was very excited to learn that these new scenes weren't going to be a "special section" of the DVD. Instead the extra scenes were added into the movie, edited and polished to blend perfectly. There were some scenes which were altogether new; at other times a familiar scene would include added dimension. Every added minute (I believe there were about 30 altogether) was thrilling and illuminating! For example, I enjoyed learning more about Hobbits and life in The Shire! This extended opening to the movie gave a broader foundation to those of us who knew nothing about Hobbits before seeing this movie. Though there was some great battle footage added, a great deal of the added footage included conversations amongst the characters. These conversations gave the characters--cherished and beloved as they already were--a greater depth and warmth. It caused the obvious brotherly link of the Fellowship to make greater sense. One example is an added conversation between Boromir and Aragorn while they are well into their journey to Mordor. I'd already felt sorry for Boromir and his well-intentioned weakness for the ring, yet my husband couldn't understand why I felt endeared to him. But after hearing the conversation between the two men, my husband was more able to understand my pity for Boromir. Another example is the last fight scene in the movie. In the theater version, Peregrine and Merry seemed to have run off and hid throughout the battle, until they saw Boromir shot. But in the extended version, we see the courage and heart of these two Hobbits as they fight these huge, intimidating creatures with everything in them and using every resource available--even stone-throwing! I was so proud of them that I clapped my hands as I watched! As I write, I'm the process of watching the second of the two "making of" DVDs. The first contains the process from book to movie concept. It includes a short but interesting biography of the writer, J.R.R. Tolkein (though it doesn't mention his Christian roots). The DVD also contains much of the process of making the book into a movie--the creation of the sets (using real locations, miniatures, and computer graphics, etc)., the creation of the creatures, and the costumes. The first DVD itself is long and gets a little dry after a while, but it's well-divided so that you can watch it a piece at a time or skip the less interesting parts. I haven't finished watching the second DVD, but it's already a lot of fun! So far it's mainly made up of character interviews where the actors talk about what it was like to work with one another. I've also enjoyed seeing the make-up process. All that to say this: I highly recommend this set! If you're a fan of the first installment of this movie series, you won't be disappointed!
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