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Summary: Lord of the Rings--The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: I've seen this movie eight times in the theatre. It's absolutely wonderful. There could not have been a better cast chosen for the roles. Everyone did such a wonderfu job with their roles. The music is wonderful. The special effects are great. I love the makeup, the costuming, the location, the screenplay. All in all, this movie tops everything else that I've seen. I highly recommend this to anyone.
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Summary: Why so many bad reviews?
Review: I've seen this movie of the lord of the rings when it came out on video. When I saw it, I found out that J R R Tolkien's work wasn't ruined as allot of the negative reviewers think. Are the bad reviewers under the influence of the ring? I think so. The people who wrote negative reviews of this movie have not scene the movie and don't have any idea of what they're talking about. They're trying to make you Harry Potter fans. Don't listen to them. Of course they have fireworks displays at Hobbiton, but that's part of the story. I like this movie because I've found that this story inspired the Final Fantasy video game series. I like the battle scenes in this movie. I also like the ring wraiths. They're cool. I've seen this along with The Two Towers. What more do you want people! I highly suggest you give Peter Jackson a break. You can't stop him. I know because I've read the books, and even dreamed about seeing the films. I highly recommend this to future fantasy fans, and you negative reviewers! Stop complaining about Peter Jackson's direction! He does this trilogy the same way as J R R Tolkien did.
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Summary: LOVE IT LOVE ELIJAH LOVE THE HOBBITS!!
Review: I've seen this movie over 4 times and I loved every time. This is the first and only movie I have seen that I actually cried. I can't wait to see the other ones. Oh by the way HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELIJAH WOOD!
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Summary: A dream come true....
Review: I've tried to nitpick this movie, as a matter of principle if nothing else, and after four viewings have found that in each and every questionable instance -- be it a detail however small or a deviation from the text however large -- that I agree with and wholeheartedly approve of director Peter Jackson's decision. His interpretation is, in many ways, an "improvement" over the original in the context of acknowledging the perspectives and expectations of a 21st century film audience. I almost (but not quite!) envy those who have not read -- and, like myself, re-read -- the book, as they will experience these wonders with fresh eyes, but, oh, what a joy for them to then go back to the source! I honestly never thought this movie would be made in my lifetime -- it's been 30 years in coming, and I couldn't be more delighted. (Note: I didn't consciously try to "vote" on my own review -- what would be the point? So I'm functionally illiterate when it comes to computers and somehwere along the line hit the wrong button!)
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Summary: I was wonderfully surprised!
Review: I've waited until I thought the time was right, but now feel I must speak. People who have read my reviews know that the writings of JRR Tolkien are and have been very important to my life. Thus, I have eagerly awaited the release of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". I award the movie a very solid 4+ stars.Things I liked: Item: Most of the casting decisions. Gandalf, Bilbo, Saruman, Gimli and Sam all get 5 stars; Frodo, Boromir, and Strider all get 4. All in all, brilliant choices were made by Peter Jackson and crew. Item: The Shire. Bag-end was wonderful! I'd move there tomorrow. The hobbit-holes were very well done. Item: The cinematography. Spectacular. Absolutely spectacular. Orthanc, Moria, The Gates of Argonath, Amon Hen. Just WONDERFUL! (While noting one glitch, namely the view of the mountains from the Shire. This was a continuity problem which should have been caught.) Item: The Soundtrack. Again, wonderful. (I'm listening as I write this review.) Item: The special effects. Again, wonderful. From Gollum, to the Orcs, to the Nazgul, to the huge battle scenes. Truly a tremendous effort. Item: The relationship between Frodo and Sam. Wonderfully filmed, wonderfully acted. Absolutely splendid! Things I would have liked to have seen done differently: Item: A better indication of the time that passed between Bilbo's party and Frodo's departure. Item: More time in the journey from Hobbiton to Bree (including Tom Bombadil!) Item: Arwen's replacement of Glorfindel. I know why it was done, but I'm enough of a purist to wish that it hadn't been! Item: Better character development with Elrond and Galadriel. These characters got short shrift, in my opinion. Item: Over-the-top special effects. Yes, the effects were spectacular. In a couple of cases, though, I thought that there was too much. The Watcher in the Water was far more scary in the book than in the movie (when all you saw were tentacles). The giant multicolored octopus from hell was a little much! Ditto with the cave troll sequence. Ditto again with the final departure from Moria. But I'm nitpicking here. Overall? I understand and respect the Tolkien family's hesitation to endorse this (or any other) attempt to visually portray "The Lord of the Rings". But Peter Jackson has done well - indeed, he has exceeded my expectations considerably. I will immediately purchase the DVD when it becomes available, and (like last December) will be in line at midnight to see the opening of "The Two Towers".
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Summary: A true to the novel as a movie can be expected to be!
Review: I, like many people, have read the Lord of the Rings Trilogy numerous times -- in fact, I have a set of the BBC radio production CDs in my car right now (it's excellent, by the way)! No movie version of the novel should be expected to capture all the subtleties and nuances of Tolkien's masterful vision. This being said, this movie did a fantastic job of doing just that. Yes, some shortcuts were taken, but none that dramatically changed the overall storyline. I haven't seen a movie yet that held as closely to the book as this one. The casting was nearly flawless. Once again, it is impossible to match everyone's expectations of certain characters perfectly -- we all have our own version of how they are locked in our own minds. But the choices seemed to really capture the essence of the characters as Tolkien describes them in his novel. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) is old and wise - almost frail -- but with great underlying strength. Strider/Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is weather-beaten and a bit sad, but strong and commanding at the same time. Frodo (Elijah Wood) seems to feel like he's in over his head, but is determined to get the job done. I felt that Gimili looked good, but was a little... silly?... and was not as sympathetic to the Hobbits as I thought he was in the book. And Boromir was not what I had envisioned either (Sean Bean is great, just not as Boromir!). But I was very happy that they casted Ian Holm as Bilbo -- he did a great job, and was actually the voice of FRODO in the BBC Radio Production! The sets and locations couldn't be more perfect, and the special effects (like when Frodo puts on the ring) were excellent without overpowering the movie. Well, I can't wait for two things: (1) for the second movie (the Two Towers) to come out, and (2) all of the movies to come out on DVD so that I can enjoy them over and over at home!
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Summary: The Fellowship...
Review: I, personally, have not seen all of the bonus features on the DVD, but I have seen the extended version of the movie. It was very good, but still my least favorite in the series.
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Summary: excellent
Review: I, unlike a majority of people who read tolkein, find his novels to be verbose and hard to trudge through at times. The movie version, while not remaining completely true to it's source does not suffer the same way. The acting in most cases is very well done, and the CG effects are immensely better than those coming from Lucas in his SW movies. The vistas that frame every scene are so beautiful as to be another well chosen character. This is a must see for action or sci/fi fantasy fans.
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Summary: An excellent rendering of a literary masterpiece
Review: I, who have seen many of the great, classic movies, felt that this one may well be the greatest film ever made. If it bores some, fine; this is merely a demonstration of their lack of taste and poor attention span. "The Lord of the Rings" turned out better than I expected. In spite of the discontent of some of the exceptionally devoted, who fussed over the minor instances of artistic and poetic license, I feel that it offers a wonderful rendition of the story. I advise all to purchase it; it is a newborn film classic.
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Summary: Would make a good book...
Review: If Alan Dean Foster were to take the movie and make a book from it, it would be pretty good. Tolkien would protest the plagiarism (from beyond the Sundering Seas), recognizing many of the major scenes and transitions, but might give up the challenge when he realized the many elisions: no songs, no Bombadil (and where will a knife from Angmar be found that will be so critical later?), no lightness and joie de vivre blended with the danger and giving it balance. In addition, the screen writer seemed to think Arwen Evenstar should be a fighting elf, but Tolkien didn't. And Pippin drops a stone in Moria, not a whole suit of armor with chains attached. Some positive notes: Gandalf was very Gandalfish, and the scene of the goblin's fight in the upper chamber in Moria was wonderful. Boromir was well done - and true to Tolkien, he dies. Alas, sic transit gloria Boromir. I was reminded of Batman with Michael Keaton - dark, ominous, always threatening - and that's not The Lord of the Rings as Tolkien told it. Not, of course, until Frodo and Sam enter Mordor. That was truly dark in every sense, and one wonders how much latitude the screenwriter and director have left to show the difference. So it's a good movie to watch, but it's in too much of a hurry, seems guided by the genre of "action adventure", and ends up a work more aptly described as "adapted" from Tolkien.
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