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Summary: LOTR Extended Edition
Review: Okay, this is perfect in every way you can think. It's worth your money, even if you own the original DVD-release. If you have seen the original cut, it works as a companion piece. If this is your first introduction to the film, I can't think of a better way to view it.
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Summary: Helpful advice to viewers (especially if you didn't like it)
Review: Okay, this review is for anyone who hasn't seen LOTR yet (wow, where have you been?) or anyone who has only seen it once. Disregard any opinions about this film, even mine. Who knows if you'll love/hate it? But remember one thing: TAKE YOUR IMAGINATION WITH YOU! You have one, don't you? Treat your imagination as if it was your passport, a passport to an entirely different and magical land where dreams come true and reality is lost.That being said, this film was an unexpected surprise for me. Sure, it ended abruptly, but you have to remember it's the same way the novels ended. How's that for faithful? You have to at least learn the names of the nine people in the Fellowship in order to understand the characters. Disregard the special effects (although they are pretty darn special!) and take in the scenery. Can you believe there are really untouched places like that? Also, don't look at the Ring as an object, look at it as the main character with a mind of it's own and a will to corrupt the unlucky souls it finds.
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Summary: Skip the theatrical version -- GET THE EXTENDED DVD!!!!!!!!!
Review: Okay, well don't skip the theatrical version. Buy that version of The Lord Of The Rings, too, just so you can add it to your Lord Of The Rings collection. I have the Lord Of The Rings theatrical version DVD that was released back in August of 2002, and that version was good...until I got the Extended DVD Collector's Gift Set. This version makes the theatrical version look like Ralph Bashki's version of The Lord Of The Rings. There is so much insight in the characters and in many of the scenes. As a brief spoiler, what I enjoyed was that they put the scene "Concerning Hobbits" in the movie. I thought that it was a good idea for them to put this scene in the movie, since it would give some insight about Hobbits for anyone who has never read The Hobbit. And for the most part, it does. I recommend you get both the original theatrical version DVD and the Extended Version DVD, because then you'll see the differences between the two and you'll probably ask yourself, "Why didn't they show THAT version in theaters?" The sound quality on the Extended Version DVD does not get any better than this. Clean, crisp, thunderous, and without a single flaw anywhere! It even outdoes that THX thing on the Star Wars Episode II DVD...well, actually, this movie alone outdoes Star Wars (my apologies if you're a Star Wars fan). Also, if they are planning gift sets for The Two Towers and The Return Of The King, you bet your bottom dollar that I will be purchasing them. I'll buy anything and everything with The Lord Of The Rings on it!!!!!
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Summary: Lord of What???????The Movies??????
Review: Okay,Lord of the Rings was mediocre,It wasn't SO bad that I would walk out,but it wasn't THAT great!Okay,the movie had great special effects,obviosly it had a great story,but it was still Terrible...well,maybe I'm Being to harsh,just I personally didn't like some parts of it....So I'll mark the good and the Bad of it....
GOOD THINGS:
1.Great scenery...
2.Speicial Effects....
3.The Make-up,it was Really realistic........
4.Actors,Most were awesome......
5.Story......
BAD THINGS:
1.The monsters,I'm 12 and it still freaked me out!
2.The Battles,why does everything have to be so gruesome?????
3.Did I metion the Monsters,demons,devillike things,goblins,and everything else???? Another thing I did not like was the fact that they portrayed this film as a family film,it should definetly be PG-13,But I would've waited 'till I was about 20 to watch this if I knew what really went on in it!
Hope this review was helpful to You....
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Summary: Let's Break This Down...
Review: Okay. Now, there are two ways to look at this movie. This is the Fellowship of the Ring, part of a trilogy of movies based on a trilogy of books by one of the most famous authors ever. This is the Fellowship of the Ring, a movie about some outrageous yet still believable characters in a fantasy world, demonstrating that power can be inside even the smallest things. This is the Fellowship of the Ring, a work of cinematic masterpiece in all aspects. I avoided viewing any trailers or sneak peeks at this movie and simply saw it opening night with my friends. I've read the Lord of the Rings series several times in my life, so I'm very familiar with the story (everyone else "just read it a long time ago"). I knew what was happening at all times, I knew exactly what was going to happen, and I knew that this was the perfect vision of Tolkein's work. While watching it, I felt as though I'd seen it before, even though I clearly hadn't. Peter Jackson and New Line have done a beautiful job; the movie is breathtaking and stunning at every turn. I am unable to describe the idyllic beauty and the lushness of the landscapes, the painstaking care which shines through in combat sequences, nor the utter emotions felt during the two most pivotal scenes of the film. I am at a loss for words to describe anything in this movie because I am in total awe of how well it was done. I could not have asked for a more perfect live-action realization of the Fellowship of the Ring, period. As a movie, the Fellowship of the Ring excells in all the same ways, plus some more. I cannot recall having seen better directing than was on display in this film. The acting of the not-so-big names like Viggo Mortensen and Sean Bean is wondrous, in addition to the stellar performances by Sir Ian and Cate Blanchett. Set design and location sites were chosen perfectly. The vivid colors and attention to detail are fabulous and rival those of Akira Kurosawa's. Need I go on? See this movie, for something like this will not come along again for a very long time. Not only is it a fantastic movie if you are a fan of the series (or interested in finding out what all this fuss is about), but it is also a work of art - a thing of beauty witnessed very rarely. I would give this ten stars if I could. "Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, one for the Dark Lord on his throne in the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them in the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie."
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Summary: Take A Voyage Into Middle Earth
Review: Okay. This movie was awesome! Those who gave it less than 4 stars must REALLY be critical. The only mistakes I could see was that ShadowFax, Gandalf's steed was not grey or at least silver and that the woods where Galadriel lives didn't have a golden color, they were tinted blue. Another mistake that actually made the story better was that Arwen appeared in the 1st movie and saved Frodo. It makes Arwen seem more heroic... Tolkein must not have liked women. He really didn't give them any good parts in his books except for the Silmirilian (I appologize if I spelled it wrong). Our whole family had different points of view when we saw it on the 21st. My mom thought it was too loud and should be reated R, my 10-year old brother sat on the edge on his seat with his eyes wide, and my dad and I couldn't believe how well Jackson had done it. The actors really become the characters. I had thought it would only be a shadow of the book; I was wrong; It WAS the book. The Fellowship of the Ring- Dec. 19th, 2001
The Two Towers- Christmas 2002
The Return of the King- Christmas 2003
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Summary: Emotional and engaging. A great piece of work.
Review: Okay. Where do I start? Here. I have only read The Lord Of The Rings one time. Was it good? Yes. Do I care that things have been trimmed from the book? No. Why, you ask? Because this film retains the spirit and feeling of Tolkien's work and is vastly entertaining on it's own. Even with a lot of things cut, as they had to be for a three hour film, this thing is a grand achivement on a truly epic scale. The acting- This really got to me. Everybody here did a great job. Ian McKellan (Gandalf) and Christopher Lee (Saruman) just OOZED with a great chemistry and screen prescence, with Gandalf wise and sometimes funny, while Saruman is dark and cunning and utterly ruthless. He had an air of power and command that Christopher Lee pulled off VERY well. Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) was appropriately regal though her part was not as big as the others. Everybody else fit just right. The emotion was genuine and did not feel forced. The dialogue worked extremely well and was delivered convinvincingly. I also loved the fact that the characters SPOKE Elvish with subtitles, rather than speaking English with made-up and funny sounding accents. It made the words feel more real to me. It gave it the air of a real language. The Special Effects- These were incredible. Especially considering that all three movies were shot with a $ million budget. That's $ million per movie folks. Yet they make worlds and characters and locations and things that are 100% believable. I will NOT compare this to Star Wars Episode II or say that it was better effects-wise. The biggest comparison I will make is to put them on par with and equal to each other. They are each THAT good, and each is an example of absolute mastery of the craft of special effects wizardry. They are two different movies, two different stories, and depict different things, therefore they need different elements. The important thing is that each film convincingly takes you to another world and draws you into a very engaging and emotional story. From script to screen The Lord Of The Rings is an excellent achievement. The Music- Kudos to Howard Shore for making this score. From first note to last it is beautiful. It expertly dances between tense and dramatic, to lovely and ethereal, to rousing and adventurous and back again. The use of the choir work here is brilliant. It really adds to the emotion of the scenes on the screen. Also, though I personally prefer the music of Enya's cousins (Clannad) to that of Enya herself, I cannot deny that Enya made a beautiful contribution to the score of this movie. It is an absolute masterpiece. I think that while he is not John Williams, Howard Shore has earned the right to be favorably compared to him and put in his illustrious company by the merit of this breathtaking musical score. I look forward to more from him in the future. In short, if you love or even just like fantasy films, you cannot go wrong with this one. It is a visit to a breathtaking world, filled with aventure, humor, tenderness and suspense. It has something for everyone. I LOVED this picture and you just might love it too. Peace and God bless you. Enjoy it. Happy viewing. :)
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Summary: they stole it...my precioussss.... and we wantssss it back!
Review: Okay....lets set things straight. I read the hobbit in 6th grade. Later in junior high i realized there were "sequals" to the hobbit. The next day i went out and bought the LOTR trilogy, and read them all in a month. Since then i have read them all about 4 or 5 times. When this movie came out, i saw it opening day, and since then i couldnt wait untill it came out on DVD, and that day is near. Even though some of my favorite parts (aka Tom Bombadil) were left out of the film, it is still one of my favorite movies to this day. I recommend this DVD to people who loved the movie, or loved the books. The only reason i am getting this and not the November Special Edition Release is because 3 months is too long of a wait just for a few hours of special features, the movie itself is more important to me. So if you are like me, and liked this movie for itself, and not its "extra features", buy this DVD, and dont wait for the November Release
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Summary: Fellowship Rating
Review: OMG This is about the best movie I have ever seen! I LOVE it! And usually I am not an action/adventure kinda girl but this one totally rocks! Plus there are a big selection of major hotties in it!
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Summary: WHAT A STUPID MOVIE!
Review: omg, thought this movie was an unbelievable film. I mean who would watch this dork flik!?!? this is truthfull, i swear when i watched this at the theaters all the people had torpedo glasses, zits, jeeze... just the dork flik. all the freakin' characters are gay, Froto... son of a "female dog"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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