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Summary: Lost in the Rings of Fantasy
Review: The movie was excellent. I had read the book (3) times and whatever the movie could not fit in length of time I remembered and filled the details in myself. The characters were captivating and you were drawn to them. Each had their own individual strengths that pulled you through the movie and left you with the need for more.
Within the "Relm of Man" .. we are allowed to escape for a little while through movies and the magic of the Lord of the Rings allows this happen.
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Summary: Spanish Subtitles?
Review: The movie was fine, but I want my DVD's with spanish subtitles. What gives? How much work can it be to include them in the DVD?
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Summary: It was missing something...
Review: The movie was fun to watch but I couldn't really get into the characters or even care what happened to them. If would have been better if they were more developed. It was fun to watch but not the greatest movie.
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Summary: Waiting for the sequal.
Review: The movie was great and the best fantasy movie out with great special effects. I can't compare it to star wars. The movie draged on and on as you could feel the movie unfolding slowly. I was real upset about the ending becuase the movie was about two hours plus. Left you hanging for the sequal. Nobody at movie theater claped at the end, only when the guy took the orc's head off.
I hope for more testosterone in the sequal.
So now I have to wait...
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Summary: A good display
Review: The movie was rather accurate to the books. There were things that were unexplained, but other things that were foreshadowed prior to thier initial time, giving those of us that have read the books a bit of a suprise.The effects were good and the casting was done very well, and the story is portrayed with out major flaws. One of the best book to movie films I have seen.
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Summary: OK
Review: The movie was, so put it simply, OK. It is action packed and swear-free. The only thing about it is, if you don't already like Lord of the Rings, you may find it boring as I did. While it was interesting, I found it hard to pay attention to and i slept through about an hour and 15 minutes of it. But the parts I saw were pretty good. I give this 3/5 stars and not 5 is solely because the movie just doesn't grab your attention and keep u focused, it's all up to you.
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Summary: A 5 star movie, for a six star book.
Review: The movie wasn't as good as the books, but it still retains much of what made the books great. My brother, who hadn't read the books, and I saw the film on opening day and we both LOVED it and have been talking about it for the past five days since. So don't worry if you aren't familiar with the books. And for those who have read the books, the film stays very close to the books, except for a few minor changes, that would have been nice to see, but weren't vital to the story and would have lengthened the movie to at least another hour(and possibly bogged the pace of the film for some viewers.)
If you haven't seen the movie, go see it as soon as possible.
If you hate fantasy movies, give this one a chance to change your mind.
If you've seen the movie already, go see it again.
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Summary: Beyond expectations
Review: The movie went beyond expectations. I really felt the characters came to life. I felt for the fellowship more than ever, the loyalty, common motive, good versus evil. I can not wait to see it again.
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Summary: A failure on the emotional front...
Review: The movie(s), are everything that one could hope for in the visual depiction of Middle Earth, Hobbits, Elves, Orcs and Gandalf. Leaving aside the seemingly senseless deviations from Tolkien's original situations and "facts"; deviations that do not make their telling of the story "better" for the movie's sake-- the movie fundamentally fails because it does not draw us into deep emotional sympathy with all the beloved characters of this story. I do not feel in my gut the fundamental fear that the hobbits confront, the overwhelming import of the ring, nor the love that is developed between the hobbits, Aragorn, Gimli et al. The movie fails to elicit the awe and wonderment of many scenes, nor convinces in the depiction of doom, the chase, and the desperate adventure, the confronting of absolute evil, death and degradation. It does give way to Hollywood and popular temptations to be overly violent, and thus gets lost in scenes of excess to the detriment of deeper psychological meaning and feelings. Some visual depiction of the story and characters, I object to strongly and a priori. On the great whole, I agree that it succeeds brilliantly in the visual depiction of Tolkien's fantasy.
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Summary: The power of the One Ring
Review: The movie, like the ring has this irresistible power. It consumes you and pulls you to it, to adapt a phrase, "It WANTS to be seen". I've only managed to see it twice on the meager savings of a college student, but I find myself trying to plan seeing it again, I can't say enough about this movie.
When you see the movie you feel like you are IN middle earth. Every little detail is believable, that's what makes this movie so good, the details. Amazing effects, outstanding cast, beautiful scenery and so much more, this movie has everything and, I think stays true to the essence of the book, as I watched, I heard lines that I remembered straight from the book. Like when Gandalf falls into the abyss and utters "Fly you fools," before falling. While there were things taken straight from the book, it was condensed and certain things from the book were left out. Such as the encounter with Tom Bombadil, and some things were changed, like Arwen saving Frodo instead of the other elf meeting the companions and sending Frodo off on his horse, which I think was more dramatic, but, that's just me. I found that in whole the main idea was there. I also like how at this point they make Arwen and Aragorn's story more prominent. It does not detract in any way.
Obviously, however they couldn't follow the book exactly, that would have added at LEAST two more hours to the movie, and I understand that, but everything else is so close to the book that I am very pleased with the result. Having read the books though, I obviously know the story. But what was so wonderful even still about this movie is that it still found ways to get me emotionally involved. For example make me nervous, when the ringwraith is sniffing for the hobbits which I was pleased about because that sniffing is described in detail in the book, or startle me, like when Bilbo tries to take the ring again in Rivendell, wow, didn't' see that coming. I even cried when the fellowship grieves Gandalf, even though I know that, well I won't ruin it for people who haven't read all the books. Little twists like this kept me on my toes and made me fall even deeper in love with a story already dear to my heart.
The cast is amazing too, not only are they wonderful actors and make you believe in their relationships and the feelings they have about the things going on around them, but the look of each character is perfect. Not perfect to how I envisioned them when reading, or how you or anybody else envisioned them when reading, but perfect because they each have enough of the basic descriptions given in the book that your own imaginings kind of adapt to what you see on the screen. Gandalf has the hat, and the beard, and the way he lets his emotions about the "halflings" show, is so heart warming. Frodo, well Elijah Wood looks other worldly to begin with perfect choice I think. Sean Astin is PERFECT as Sam, that way he has of speaking, who knew a Goonie coulda come so far. Merry and Pippen are just that, Merry and Pippin, they just look the part to me. Sauruman is just amazing, honestly, the moment you see him you know he's turned evil. John Rhys Davies is absolutely perfect to give Gimli that dwarf spark and attitude, like a friendly little Klingon, perfection. Legolas, I don't know where they found this kid Orlando Bloom, but hold onto him, he's masterful. When I read somewhere that he took archery classes and that's really him launching those arrows within milliseconds of each other, I thought, he really IS an elf. Which is why I can't wait for the next to movies to see how they conclude this epic adventure, and especially to see how they've portrayed Gollum, one of the most interesting, scary, and even pitiable characters ever. The few teases we get of him in the first movie are not enough, and I'm on pins and needles.
Whatever the next two movies hold I know they will live up to the books as this one and keep the feeling of Tolkien and his story intact.
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