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Summary: The best DVD on earth!
Review: I'e always love Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books, and now it's here on film! The DVD contains many must see extra's about how they made the movie and about the actors etc. With four DVD's there's tons of extra footage. With a half hour of deletes and extended scenes, this DVD makes the movie even better!
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Summary: Could it get any better?
Review: I'll be brief. I loved the theatrical version of TFOTR. Now that I've seen the extended version, I hate the theatrical one. Can't ever watch it again. The extended version adds so much to the story. Makes it almost like watching a completely different movie. Don't waste your money on the lesser version. Buy this one and you won't be disapointed. 'Nuff said.
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Summary: YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON'T
Review: I'll be honest, I will give you a honest review. With Lord of The Rings, its eithr: YOU LIKE IT OR YOU DON'T! Because people who have never read the book, might not understand the story. Yha, you know its about a ring, but then, you don't know whos name is who or what the heck the monsters are called. But then agign I saw the movie before ever reading the book and i thought it was the best. So then I read the book. AND that wasgood. In the end, i endded up readind all three of the books. Mabey you'll end up doing the same.
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Summary: If you're indecisive since you bought the theatrical release
Review: I'll keep this short and simple. If you like this movie, the additional 28 minutes of inserted footage makes the movie just that much more unbelievably good. Every single minute inserted, with perhaps the exception of Midgewater Marsh, improved this movie.
And all the documentaries are just icing on the cake. Very thorough, it just impresses you how much went into producing this movie.
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Summary: Go for it.
Review: I'll make this short by assuming you have seen the theatrical release and are a fan.
Pros:
Bottom line is the extended edition (consisting of disk 1 & 2) is well worth the purchase alone. After seeing it, you get a lot more out of the movie (character development, storyline, etc.) These extended scenes were obviously cut out due to the movie running too long. They have done a good job adding them back in with the exception of only a couple of transitional glitches. The VERY in-depth appendices (disk 3, & 4) provide you with everything from writing the screenplay to design and special effects by Weta. Cons:
The packaging is done well, with a book style looking DVD case, holding all four discs. However, getting the discs out of the case is another story. If you have rented a fair amount of DVD's then you know what I'm talking about. You feel as though you're going to break the discs when trying to get them out; I guess not all cases are created equal. Verdict:
Go for it.
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Summary: One of the finest movies ever made
Review: I'm a big fan of both Tolkien and Elijah Wood...so a film that combined both was the best news ever. I went to see this movie, but I was a bit apreensive 'cause a story like this is hard to take to the screen. Gladly I wasn't disapointed. I loved this film and I can't wait to see it again. The visual effects are great and the role of Frodo Baggins is perfect for Elijah. I couldn't imagine anyone better for it. He is the best Hobbit ever. And the fact that I'm a fantasy lover, makes me very critic in this kind of movies. Congratulations to all that worked on this project.
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Summary: wicked!
Review: i'm a big fan of LOTR. i have no idea wether this great-thing will ever be sold here.
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Summary: Astonishing and breath-taking.
Review: I'm a big fan of Peter Jackson. Not only is he from the country I live in, but he has a knack for bringing the most unlikely stories to the screen and making them big and brilliant. How the sudden anticipation for The Lord of the Rings trilogy suddenly came to be I do not know, but I know that I was sucked in by the fabulous trailers for this movie and the fact that it was filmed in my home town. So, when I gathered up a big bucket of popcorn and set out to see the first New Zealand public screening, I was very worried the movie might be not worth all the hype. Well, I have something to tell all Lord of the Rings fans - this is not disappointing! The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring already has the highest audience average on IMDb, and critics have raved about it. I'm just another one of those little critics, sharing my bit, but I'm prepared to rave about just how much of a great achievement this is. What really sets The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring apart from the other movies this year is the whole premise. It is really amazing how the storyline that most movie viewers would consider ridiculous seem brilliant and believable. I felt like I was actually there, meeting the monsters and experiencing the adventure as Frodo and his lot embarks on a noble quest. The performances also really helped this movie. Now, don't be fooled if you don't see enough of Liv Tyler or Cate Blanchett - their real place in the story will come in the upcoming next two films. In this movie those two actresses are no more than cameos, but they have big parts in the next few movies, so that is not a flaw at all. Elijah Wood couldn't have been better cast as Frodo the Hobbit. Elijah plays Frodo warmly and accurately as a hobbit struggling with evil powers beyond his belief. While Elijah Wood's great portrayal of this character is good, I felt that the character itself was not really heroic enough. Right at the end he decides to stop being a woss and then it's all over! Due to this flaw, I felt the heart and soul of the movie really belonged to Gandalf the Grey, played excellently by Sir Ian McKellen.The anti-climatic ending (which, before the final frame, includes some laughably cheesy lines) also made me feel a little disappointed, but it leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat for the next movie. The whole atmosphere of the film just really got me revved up and sitting there breathing incredibly loudly. The scariness of the dark riders and the fact that you never know where this movie is going to take its next turn is really entertaining. Overall, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring has not only proved itself the most anticipated film of all time, but also has the highest audience average ever on IMDb, and this film truly deserves a place on my top 10 of the year 2001. A work of art!
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Summary: Lord of the Rings? More like Bored of the Rings!
Review: I'm a big movie buff, I've seen Citizen Cane and I love Castleblanca, but I can not see why this film has gotten so much attention! It bills itself as a historical drama, but none of the history books I've looked through mentioned any great war or things like Hobbits or Elves. And talk about a long movie! They think we need another half an hour? ... I recomend Pearl Harbor, it's a much more historically acurate and the love story is more believable.
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Summary: amazing
Review: i'm a bit biass being a tolkien fan myself but it's an amazing movie, amazing dvd, it's just incredible. the fans who have read the books will apreciate the added scenes that were shockingly taken out (the gift giving!). you can really see the extra work they put into this and it was definately worth it. the fans who haven't read the book will have a better understanding of the history of middle earth and the history of the individual characters as well as their personalities.
in addition to the added/extended scenes there is a lot more of the extra behind the scenes stuff. there are a lot of hilarious parts of the cast audio commentary and a lot of interesting segments about how they made it. WARNING!: THE SEGMENT ABOUT SCALE! beware of this! it's interesting but when you watch it afterward and you know how they made the hobbits appear smaller and it just ruins it for you. that goes for some of the other segments, too. just watch out.
this really is a must have for lord of the rings fans but it is a pretty penny so if you aren't a really big fan don't get this dvd. you probably wouldn't really apreciate it as much and the regular dvd would be enough. this really was meant for the big fans. i know no one is gonna read this but i felt like writing it. i hope it helps someone.
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