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Summary: A Great Movie
Review: I'm positive that this movie was loved and adored by thousands of people. I have started reading the first book of the trilogy and the movie is so much like the book. I'm very happy that the director (Peter Jackson) took his time too make it as much as the book as he could.
This is one of my favorite fiction/advenute movie that I have seen in awhile. Elijah Wood has done a well job in this movie. Everytime I watch the preveiw for this movie it gives me chills because its such a great movie.
I also would like to comment that the cinematography in this movie is also great, and so is the directing.
Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, and Ian Holm have also done magnificent jobs in this movie.
From how good this story is, it has made me want to read more about J.R.R. Tolkien. This was a very great movie. I recommend for you to watch it.
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Summary: LOR is the best fantasy ever made
Review: I'm probably prejudiced because I have always loved Tolkein's novels, and I'm even going to the college that he graduated from next year. Anyway, this was the best movie that I have seen in a very long time. Nothing compares to the action and adventure of this great epic. If only the producers hadn't left out some parts of the story..... Might I also suggest that you read the books, including The Hobbit, before you see the movie because it's a proven fact that books are always better than the movies based upon them, although the director of LOR did stick to most of the book and did not leave out enough to ruin the story.
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Summary: .as great as I'd hoped
Review: I'm quite familiar with the Trilogy, having read it four times in a span of about six years. I was so thrilled to hear of it coming to cinema form that I read it again. As it had been a number of years since I'd last read it I was a little disapointed in my rereading of it. The majesty I'd recalled as a late teen\early adult seemed a little faded.
I'd like to say that upon seeing the movie all the awe and sense of granduer I'd experienced with my earlier readings were back. I was in Middle Earth. I've seen it three times and am probably not done yet. This is the standard to aspire to in this genre. All Star Wars movies pale before this.
One more thing; too long at three hours? I'd have gladly stayed another six and seen the Two Towers and Return of the King if I could have.
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Summary: ONE STAR FOR NEW LINE..!!
Review: I'm rating one star for NEW LINE marketing strategy, not for the content of this movie, that is marvellous. The fact is that I live in Latin America, and NEW LINE will not release this special edition around here, due to fear tha sales will not make worth the costs.... What a shame. You must think: "Why don't you import it?" Well, the exhange-rate of the currency of my country, more the import taxs, in relation to dollar make it virtually impossible for me... Enjoy it, you that can do it....
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Summary: Very faithfull to the book
Review: I'm reading the book for the first time along side seeing the movies, so I'm neither a Tolkien "fanatic" nor a complete newbie.
While things were unavoidably cut in the transition from book to film, I do believe that the most important parts did make it into the film. Yes they left out some things: most of the scene showing Magot (only a couple lines indicating that the hobbits made their way through his garden), the whole Tom Bombadil scene and the giving of gifts from the elves. All things considered though, they did a good job getting the important parts. Many book to movies that come out of Hollywood that I've seen aren't nearly so faithful.
I don't see how people can complain about the cut scenes, however, and then turn right around and complain about the movie running so long. Personally, for a 3-hour movie, the time seemed to fly by for me. I've sat through 3-hour movie's that were much worse. I was actually sad to see the end of it.
There was plenty of violence, granted, but it's a violent book, so I don't really understand the complaints there. I don't remember anyone promising a nice, gentle story.
If I were to have a complaint about this movie, it would be that they introduced Saruman and the Orthanc-stone much too early. In the book, Saruman was merely spoken about, adding mystery to the whole character. Much of that mystery just isn't there in the movie. Even that's understandable, however. Having a movie where the villain isn't shown the entire movie just wouldn't fly in todays world.
Over all, this is a lovely film. It keeps faithfull to the source material, it has the important parts and you don't need to have read the books in order to enjoy it. I can't wait to see it again.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: I'm sick of all of these long reviews. You only need four words to describe the Fellowship of the Ring: THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!! I havn't sen the Two Towers yet, but if it's only half as good as the Fellowship that it's AWESOME!!!
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Summary: An improvement on an already flawless film
Review: I'm so glad I waited almost three (painful) months to buy the Extended Edition instead of the theatrical version. I think the DVD cut of the film it's a hundred times better than the original release. The latter, although three hours long, felt rushed when you compared it with the pacing of the book. Now, with all the new sequences and a few more lines in the scenes we've already seen, it's an even more faithful adaptation of JRR Tolkien's world to the big screen. Discs 1 & 2 contain the 3:30 hour film split in two. This is the only thing I must complain about. It looks like the major drawback LaserDisc is coming back from the grave (they did the same to "The Godfather II"). What ever happened to "DVDs have a storage capacity of over 4 hours of superior quality video"? Yes, I know, maybe there wasn't enough room for so many audio tracks (Dolby Digital, DTS and commentaries) and so many cool menus, and maybe the only way to preserve the (very) high quality of audio and video of this movie was to separate it in two, but I really hate having to get up from my comfortable sofa, turn the lights on and change the disc. They better come up with some kind of solution before the Extended Edition DVD of "The Two Towers" is ready. Discs 3 & 4 contain around 7 hours of behind-the-scenes documentaries and demonstrations that go into every little detail of the production stage, from conceptual art to the premiere day in Middle-Earth (yes, there was a place in this planet called "Middle-Earth" in December 2001... watch the documentary!) Being a die-hard fan of Star Wars it's very difficult for me to say this but... the extra material in these discs outdoes, by a really-truly-very-long shot, everything in the DVDs of Episodes I and II together. There, I said it. I truly recommend the Extended Edition DVD over the original theatrical release DVD. Save up just a few extra bucks and go for it.
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Summary: We've seen it before, yet it's new...
Review: I'm sorry to say it, but this is one of those movies that it's trendy to say that it's a great movie, no matter if it is or not!
I'm not saying it's a bad movie, but whether it is actually good or not depends on whether or not the producers wanted this movie to show that it is an animated and computer made movie... I don't work with 3D animation myself, but considering the business I'm in I've got friends and colleagues who does and I have a pretty good eye for these sort of things - for me I think it's disturbing to see first of all in the beginning when they show the previous war. You can see how all the animated soldiers on the field move; like they we're swept by the wind and they all move at the same time as if they were one man and not a thousand, or whatever and the sky moves with them in a strange way - it's the way the camera follows that twists the appearance...
Then it's the way the ground looks around the gap, and the way it looks inside where all is red and the bad guys hang out! - It looks unreal. But whether or not that is a good or bad thing depends on if they want us to hang on to the fact that this is a fantasy, or if they want us to believe that this is real - if they want our eyes to believe what they are seeing - they've done a bad job!
OK these things are not central so maybe they didn't care too much about it.. The ring looks good, Frodo's extremely big and blue eyes look good and Aragorn/Viggo Mortensen undoubtedly looks very sexy with that painful look in his eyes and every young girl will fall for him... What else is new?!
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Summary: The best movie of 2001 and 2002
Review: I'm sorry to say this movie is the only one that surrpassed my high expectations. It was better than Spider-man, Star Wars Episode 2, and Scooby Doo. This will definately be my 2nd favorite movie (behind the original Star Wars) can't wait for Two Towers wich I hear is going to be better. Enjoy the success while it lasts LOTR because Star Wars Episode III is comin you're way. Great movie a must see!
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Summary: For fanboys only
Review: I'm sorry, but did I miss something here? Could this movie be just a little bit more BORING? It's nothing but a series of repeating images and self-important dialog. This movie is nothing but close-ups of someone's hand that reveals the ring, shots of a persons face with their eyes bugging out and their mouths hanging open as if they can't believe what they are hearing, dialog meant to be grand but is just laughably pretentious, ham-handed action scenes with WAY too much slow motion, and wild camera shots that are either dizzying CG work that you can't even comprehend, or SLOW sweeping shots of the landscape as characters either walk, boat, or otherwise trudge their way through the countryside. There is absolutely NO sense of adventure or wonder in this movie. There is not one character to care about. The acting is stilted and horrible. The so-called dilemmas are either way too predictable or lamely resolved. The ending just downright sucks. As a matter of fact, so does this movie.
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