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Summary: Very Long, But Very Much Worth It
Review: I was very exicted as was my area when this movie came out. Everyone was so excited in fact, that my whole section ignored the [person] behind me that was cussing at everything he didn't like. That was the intense effect on people from the movie.It was a great adaption to the Fellowship of the Ring (the book version). The battle scenes were so intense and the special effect swept you off your feet. My favorite part was when the Felloship was fighting the hordes of orcs in the forest near the end of the movie. IT was great! And you were warped into the story deeply (everyone jumped so high when Bilbo lunged at Frodo). I gave it 4 stars because it dragged on a fast-paced story into a long, LONG movie. But it's a got-to-see movie and I recommend it to veiwers who love the Lord of the Ring series, mystical movies and Harry Potter.
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Summary: Amazing film!
Review: I was very impressed by this movie. I think that the script writers stayed very true to the story when they wrote the scrit for this movie. It was wonderful in every way and I would recomend it to anyone who loves fantasy, or just loves really great movies.
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Summary: for those who can't get enough
Review: I was very pleased with the theatrical release of this movie- it was beautifully filmed, perfectly cast, and remained true to the novel. Some people thought it was a little long and slow at times, but not me. I was completely satisfied with the movie and then I saw the extended version, which pleased me even more. The additional footage is sprinkled throughout the movie and I found it entertaining and amusing. I particularly enjoyed the addition of Gandalf's grumpy but humorous dialog with the Hobbits. The additional footage adds about a half hour to the length of the movie, but it is not fatiguing at all. If you want to own a copy of the "Fellowship" then get this version.
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Summary: Excellent Film!
Review: I was very surprised at how awesome this movie turned out to be! Although long, the film included many of the original book's events, and hardly left anything out! The setting for the film, the special effects, and the "now-all-star" cast set the right mood and enjoyment that Tolkein deserves for his genius in writing such a magical book. I'm glad Tolkein's Lord of the Rings Trilogy was discovered by Hollywood!
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Summary: AT LAST THE TRILOGY MAKES IT TO THE BIG FILM!!!
Review: I was worried that Peter Jackson might botch the trilogy up simply b/c his previous two films didn't work for me. So, as the opening of the first LOTR film got closer and closer, I was really starting to wonder. See, I knew that, comparing this to STAR WARS, that the fantasy genre would go nowhere in movies if LOTR bombed.
Fortunately, I was wrong about Jackson and the quality of the movie, so, I am gladly eating my hat.
FELLOWSHIP begins the tale of the struggle between good and evil in which the Evil Lord's ring, which is imbued with a great deal of his essence, is lost after good wins. Through a series of incidents Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit, inherits the ring, but finds out that it must be destroyed or the world will end in fire.
The extended version includes extra footages like: (1) more fight scenes with the Uruk Hai; (2) a scene of Merry and Pippin dancing; (3) additional Shire material in the beginning; (4) more with the fight at Moria; (5) a bit more travel time and sequences at Rivendell; and (6) more backstory about Gollum.
But, the true treasure of this four CD set lies in the commentary of the creative team:
(1) Did you know that Galadriel is a great aunt to Arwen? So, when she talks to Aragorn about his relationship with her, it's more of a big deal than we think;
(2) There's lots about the makeup of the hobbits and especially the hours spent on the feet and makeup;
(3) Details of how the orcs and other fantastic creatures were made; especially about the rock troll;
(4) Did you know that some of the people passing by the hobbits at the PRANCING PONY were acrobatic women on stilts?;
(5) How many times they rewrote the prelude which introduced Sauron;
(6) The makeup and design of Rivendell; why it was set with nature and many open causeways to the elements;
(7) How the director got some of the most famous artists, who did renditions of Tolkien, to work on the set;
(8) How the cast was chosen;
(9) It goes through the whole movie with commentary by the director and writers; and then another run through with commentary by the actors;
(10) Why the prologue with the battle against Sauron kept being taken out and then being put back in;
(11) How the director told Ian McKellan (i.e. Gandalf) to compare Frodo volunteering to taking the ring to having a son who just volunteered to fight in the WWI trenches.;
(12) How Sean Astin hurt his foot;
(13) The CGI and how it helped plot the story;
(14) Dwarf tossing remarks;
(15) The design of the Balrog;
(16) Why Tom Bombadil didn't make it in the movie;
(17) How the director and writers had to deal with the producers and studios to accomplish certain feats (i.e. like letting Gandalf smoke!)
Overall, a smashing success.
Purists of the books will hate it or find something to gripe about. Everyone else will love.
Rating:
Summary: Impressive and masterful!!!
Review: I wasn't really sure if I would enjoy The Lord of the Rings but I watched it anyway. I didn't know what to expect because I did not know anything about the film. I sat, watched and was blown away by the amazing suspense and action. It's my favorate movie to date. I am an original Star Wars fanatic but this beats all of the things that I have seen. The movie captures the audiences and takes them to the world known as Middle Earth. Howard Shore's score really deserves the Oscar for best score. It really fits the imagination of the movie. Too bad it didn't win best picture. It deserves it.
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Summary: Better Than The Original!!!
Review: I watched my first LOTR Special Edition "Fellowship" for the first time last night. And I have to say, it is way better than the theatrical. More footage, Gandalf speaking in the Black Tongue, which was in the book. The only thing that's missing from the Extended version is Tom Bombadil. I was hoping Bombadil would be in this. But other than that more than perfect. I'd give it infitive stars if I could. This is a great extended version. Sometime soon, I'll buy the extended "Two Towers" And they show us, which they didn't in the original that mithril comes from Moria. Interesting footage of Isildur putting on the Ring and in the river it slips off his hand. Go, extended. It would be nice if they even only released the extended they're so good. If I write anymore I'll exceed my thousand word limit. Farewell.
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Summary: This won academy awards?
Review: I watched the movie, with avid Tolken fans as my guide. I was just as disappointed as they were. The hype of the movie really failed to bring it to light. It spends a lot of time mired in long scenes where nothing expansive of plot driving really takes place. While the actors were well picked, the much talked about special effects left a lot to be desired. Some of the digital backgrounds felt detached, and if there was human style movement, the figures were robotic. A lot of the plot and dialogue is easy to determine just due to the events that need to take place before they could be allowed to die. The dialogue sometimes just goes on and on when a few sentences are needed. A few of us even laughed with the whole opening flashback involving Sauron. Overall. Not really worth the three hours spent. We hope the Two Towers will be more compelling.
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Summary: I loved it!!!!!
Review: I watched this movie on encore yesterday cause I wanted to watch it becuase everyone told me that it was awesome, and after I watched it I was so pleased,check this movie out if u didnt see it.Now my goal is to see the last 2.
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Summary: If only it was more Tolkeinesque
Review: I watched this movie on the big screen four times and at home at least that many. It is a remarkable accomplishment. The entire production team should be commended for the effort. Director Peter Jackson's interpretation is much less subtle than Tolkein's own and also much 'darker' but some of this is the result of transferrance to the visual media. Visually I liked the movie a lot. The landscapes and battle scenes were spectacular. The Hobbits were portayed in a way that exceeded my expectations. The 'forced perspective' worked well for them. I'm so glad midgets or gnome-like renditions were not used. All the peoples were well done except two; the Orcs and Uruk-hai. Jackson went too far in making them disgusting. Sure they were a fallen race in Tolkein's world but they had personalities. Remember the power struggle between the competing Orcs that captured Merry and Pippin (part of the Two Towers)? 'Listening' to them talk in Tolkein's writings was fascinating. Watching and listening to Jackson's versions was revolting. I just wanted them to go away. Also Jackson made the Uruk-hai too big. They should have been smaller than Men, not bigger. My two favorite visual scenes were the Shire and Moria. Moria was great. The Balrog seemed perfect to me. The musical score to this film creates just the right mood. Excellent job. My two biggest disappointments were the Nazgul and Saruman. Visually the Nazgul are well done, esp. when the ring is worn and one enters their world. The problem is the caricaturish way in which they are employed. There is no subtlety or mystery; they should have all worn a sign saying "You are supposed to be afraid of me". The 'chase' scenes are awfully contrived, esp. the Race to the Fords, and Aragorn setting them all afire on Weathertop is ... apocryphal .... When I watch it on DVD I skip over these scenes. Since there is a lot of good material that was left out of (even the extended version) the film this is a shame. Given Peter Jackson's preference for 'dark/spooky' interpretations he could have done a great job with the Barrow Downs; oh well. Saruman is portrayed as an overt servant of Sauron in this movie. Maybe the film media is too hard to capture the actual role of Saruman, which was a renegade pursuing his own ends who more hurt than helped Sauron. The actors generally did a great job in their roles. Two I found especially good were the ones who played Sam and Boromir. I actually prefer the Boromir of the movie to the one in books, he is so well scripted and acted. Gandalf, Merry, Pippin, Elrond were well done. The only actor who I think was definitely miscast was Christopher Lee as Saruman. A perfect Saruman would have been the late Sir Alec Guiness though I'm sure there are others out there who have more charm than Lee. Lee is too one-dimensional in his acting, the character of Saruman isn't. The script is at least partly to blame for this. Overall this is a very good film with a good shelf life. Even Tolkein purists will get much enjoyment from it. It would be an impossible task to make a perfect film of the Lord of the Rings. This version does fall short but not by enough to be missed. 4 stars.
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