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Summary: Quite Definately the Best Movie of 2001
Review: There's really not much to say. It was beautiful, an undeniable masterpiece. If you love the books, you'll love the movie. Heck, I did. It's not exactly the same, but it's as accurate as we're getting, unless we'd like a 6 hour movie. So Arwen may have stolen Glorfindel's horse and Tom Bombadil was nowhere to be seen. No big deal. The thrilling soundtrack and wonderful acting more than make up for it.Though, from a true Tolkien fan - not one of you new movie fans - The Two Towers and Return of the King will probably completely kick its bum. But that's just because the books are so much better.
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Summary: Masterpiece
Review: There`s almost nothing left to say after all those reviews only one thing.Though many will find that Peter Jackson remove may things from the book one must admit that his version or vision is a masterpiece and bringing to life the friends,fiends and foes of Middle earth to life was the dream of so many readers and fans of Tolkien.Thank you Mr Jackson . Was this review helpful to you?
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Summary: Tolkien is dead
Review: They couldn't let well enough lie.
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Summary: An altogether extraordinary film
Review: They said it couldn't be done--no one would ever be able to adequately capture Tolkien's majestic fantasy world on film. There was no way that a filmmaker could please both the fans of the books and the casual moviegoer. But somehow, someway, Peter Jackson has done it. This will remain one of the definitive fantasy films for generations to come, enduring as well as the books have. Every aspect of this film, from casting and acting to direction and technical details, is exquisitely and expertly realized. Jackson's literate script alters or omits parts of the book in ways that may upset some fans; the most noticable absences are the encounter with the Barrow-Wight and the meeting with Tom Bombadil. There's some foreshortening of events and time in order to keep the movie at a reasonable length, but the film's pace never suffers from it. The script also makes good use of Tolkien's dialogue from the novel, and I was very impressed with the seamless incorporation of some dialogue from the chapter "The Shadow of the Past" into Frodo and Gandalf's conversation in Moria. "The Fellowship of the Ring" manages to embrace the scale and scope of the greatest epics without losing touch with characterization or emotion. As a die-hard Tolkien fan, I had grown to love these characters over the years, and I was honestly worried that they would get lost in this massive production (usually the case with big-budget films these days). But Jackson and his incredible ensemble cast bring the familiar characters of Middle Earth to living, breathing life; for me, it was like rediscovering them all over again. The casting was perfect: Ian McKellan is wonderful as Gandalf, balancing wisdom and discipline with a welcome sense of humor; Elijah Wood shows the right mix of courage and vulnerability as Frodo; Ian Holm is delightful as Bilbo; Viggo Mortensen is a tower of strength as Aragorn; Sean Bean is dynamic as the all-too-human Boromir; Sean Astin, mixed accent and all, is perfect as the steadfastly loyal Sam. Jackson's script also does not compromise Tolkien's moral vision for fear that it would sound preachy or dated. Truth be told, we could use more of that these days. Jackson's direction is an exercise in the art of filmmaking. Not a shot is wasted, nor does there seem to be a false moment in this film. The special effects are outstanding, even more so when one considers that they came from the relatively unknown Weta company; if you haven't seen the Balrog yet--prepare to be blown away! Only the cave troll looked a little fake, but I doubt that ILM could have done better with such a challenging effect. The film's best effect, however, is the visual trickery involved in making Wood and company look like they really are a few feet tall--this is done with some clever use of foreshortening, camera tricks, and forced perspective, plus the use of little people and overlarge foreground objects. It's utterly convincing, and an impressive job. The production design and costumes are also wondrous; Middle Earth looks and feels like I've always imagined it. Like the great epics of old, this movie will endure as one of the most masterful examples of storytelling on film. For those who do not want the expanded DVD, this will serve more than adequately. Don't forget Disc 2--the quality of the extras in this DVD set rank second only to those in "Citizen Kane."
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant
Review: They said it couldn't be done. It would be too dangerous, too difficult, too long....they were wrong. Thanks to the passion and dedication of director Peter Jackson and his amazing cast and crew, this epic tale of good versus evil has finally been brought to life. And to discover how they did it will blow your mind.
The Fellowship of the Ring -the first part of the three part trilogy of the Lord of the Rings is truly only a taste of what is to come, but for anyone who missed it, you really need to see it to believe it.
My suggestion - read the books, including the Hobbit and then you will appreciate it better.
Middle-earth exists!
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Summary: Biggest Hollywood Bust In A Long Time
Review: They spent how much on making these 3 films? I don't want to see the other 2. It is 3 hours of my life that I will never get back. The feeling in the theater is everyone wanted to walk out but stuck around hoping for a grand ending (ala Star Wars). It didn't happen. Don't waste 3 hours of your life on this film.
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Summary: VIOLENT!
Review: They took a good story line, and made the war scenes so intensely violent that young children in the audience were getting distressed by it, as was I and the group of adults I was with. Really over the top.
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Summary: Biggest Marketing Farce Ever
Review: Thirty minutes of new footage should not be 10 minutes of extended scenes and 20 minutes of extended film credits. I purchased the 2 disc release of Fellowship of the Ring not knowing a 4 disc set was coming out a few months later. When I heard the 4 disc set had "30 minutes" of new footage, I figured it would be worth paying the additional money to see the "deleted scenes". I realized after watching that 20 of the 30 minutes were just extended credits showing the names of every member worldwide of the Lord of the Rings Fan Club. That was a horrible marketing ploy. The actual deleted scenes are only about 10 minutes. Also, why did they have to split the movie over 2 discs with an intermission. If they didn't add the 20 minutes of additional credits, it could have easily fit on one disc. Now I hear that The Two Towers has 40 minutes of new footage. I am curious to see what they are going to try to pull. I loved both movies, and am happy I bought them, but think they have been very misleading in advertising these DVDs
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Summary: What are U waiting?
Review: Thirty more minutes added to the greatest movie of all time and you haven't bought it yet? I can't believe it.
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Summary: An overabundance of effort went into the creation of the set
Review: This 4 disk set is simply incredible. Given the amount of extra features the total run time of the set is something like 20 hours of information (counting multiple but separate commentaries.) The National Geographic disk included is interesting, although ultimately lacking as it was made before the release of the movie and was thus limited to the clips it could work with. The extended edition of the movie while longer obviously still flows well. I really enjoyed the character moments that were missing in the theatrical release. There is a nice index menu included to help navigate directly to your items on the two extra disks. A note of caution, While hitting "play all" is the logical thing to do, it is 2 1/2 hours of featuretts on one disk, not counting over 2000 photos and 3 1/2 hours on the second disk, yes... with hundreds of photos as well. The Argonath bookends are fun, much smaller than I would have thought, and not heavy enough for a serious readers bookshelf, but functional for what it's worth The single lacking feature of the set was that there were no trailers included, it would have been nice to see how they planned the media marketing. Overall, there is an abundance of enthusiasm, and everyone seems to exude a pure joy at being able to bring this fable to life through the movie.
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