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Summary: THE DVD to own
Review: Although people often say "That was the best movie I've ever seen," regardless of the film, I can honestly say, this is the best DVD I've ever seen! While I'm not an intense home theatre enthusiast, I do have a few hundred DVD's and this is the best one in my collection. The picture is stunning, the audio is top-notch. On top of that, the four audio commentaries are extremely insightful and interesting. (I thought I'd be bored with the design team's commentary, but it was just as interesting as the other three.) On discs three and four, titled the appendicies, you get several hours of documentaries and featurettes. Take note: don't be fooled by the term "featurette". All too often on DVD's today, a featurette is a five minute promo for a studio or other fluff piece. However, the featurettes on this set are usually 15 minutes to an hour long and really are about the making of the movie. By the time you're done with this set, you will know everything there is to know about this film. If you like the movie and you haven't bought this yet, you're really missing out. If you're saying to yourself, "I don't care about extras and I already own the two-disc set," then you still need to think about getting this version. The "special extended" edition of the film is better than the original in every way. 99 times out of 100, deleted scenes are deleted for a reason. Not so with this version - the extra scenes are blended seamlessly and add a depth I didn't think was possible. Now, when I think of these scenes, I don't think of additional scenes, I think the film would be incomplete without them. I try not to be one given to exaggeration or hyperbole, but I just don't think there's any other way to say it: This is the finest DVD release in the history of the format.
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Summary: Worth much more than 5 stars!
Review: I rented this movie, being a fan of fantasies and because of the praise it received. I stayed up past midnight watching it, glued to the screen. I really loved this movie, possibly even more than Harry Potter because of the intensity and good scenery/acting. I am 12 years old, and most (but not all) other 12-year-olds thought that this movie was "boring." Well, no one is making them watch it! If they can't tolerate the movie's length of 3 hours (which is actually a necessity) and cannot understand this movie, then they should watch silly 1-star comedies with no plot. Don't be fooled by the customer rating of 4 1/2 stars-I actually read the 1-star reviews, and most of them were because of irrelevant DVD disc errors, because of their immaturity and annoyance by the movie's success, or even because they mistakenly gave the movie a 1-star rating when they thought it was really 5 stars. Yes, parents, the PG-13 rating should not be disregarded. The movie contains no language or adult content (with the exception of one breif kiss) and is rated PG-13 because of scary images and battle scenes. Also, those who think that not a drop of blood was shed weren't paying attention at all. Basically, kids with tiny attention spans, fragile bladders, or those who tend to have nightmares after seeing scary images should not see this movie.
In contrast to the types of people that I would not recommend this movie to, those who would enjoy it would be those who like fantasies, chivalry, or medeival times (monarchs, knights, etc.). To end my review, I would like to note that the movie was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and only 122 out of 2400+ reviewers gave the movie 1 star.
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Summary: A Masterpiece altered by glitches on 2 of the 4 DVDs
Review: I was really looking forward to seeing the movie the way Peter Jackson wanted it to be. And it was worth the wait! The wonderful 'new' scenes bring us even closer to Tolkien's masterpiece than the movie-theater version. Unfortunately, my pleasure was somewhat downgraded by major glitches on the two number 2 DVDs (second part of the feature, and second part of the bonus documentaries). The 2 chapters when the Fellowship meets with Galadriel and when Frodo offers the ring to her are completely unreadable. Needless to say that it was huge disappointment. I must say that I did not see other reviews addressing this problem and I might very well be a very unlucky guy. It is a must-see/have DVD and I strongly recommend it but I hope you will be luckier than I have been!
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Summary: Almost!!
Review: This DVD special edition is beautiful: packaging, presentation, bounus material and picture and sound quality, are top notch. The bonus scenes are carefully integrated in the re-editing of the movie and are specially satisfying for fans of the Rings books, plus they make the movie flow much better and help bring the Tolkien spirit forth. However...damnit!!! It's still not the full version!
The filmed orcs-pursuit-into-Lothlorien (and who knows what else) sequence is not included. Shall we have to wait for the 6dvd version?? On the bonus material, perhaps most interesting is witnessing Alan Lee and John Howe's (Tolkien illustrators) active involvement in the art development, and also the tremendous and almost-impossible effort in bringing this epic to life. All in all great, but...definitive?
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Summary: Incredible
Review: I loved this movie. It has great acting, plot, CGI, etc, etc.Long live Peter Jackson!
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Summary: Adds great material for fans of the books...
Review: ...yet falls short as a stand-alone piece of cinematic art. I absolutely loved the book, and was undeniably elated to see the new material, since it adds considerable depth to the plot and character development of the film. However, I believe that films made from books should hold their own, and this is where the new version of the film falls short. I can imagine that for someone who has not read the books, the new version might seem confusing, that it is trying to do to much, and that it is just to long. Don't get me wrong, I don't think I could ever go back to the theatrical release, but I'm just glad both exist.
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Summary: One movie to stop them all and in the darkness end them!
Review: This is tooooo boring watch harry potter. Hey don't look at me like that, this movie didn't have quidditch in it,just stupid fantasy and boring effects. LOTR should not go to your head people it is nothing but a stupid fantacy. Any person who goes to church would not watch it because of its title, LORD of the rings! yeah right....never gunna happen! I know HP is fantasy tooooo but oh well..at least it was interesting with a cute guy in it! LORD of the rings...palease...I feel sorry for all of you people!
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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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Summary: LOTR is the BEST!!!
Review: Fellowship of the Ring is one of the most excellent first chapters of a trilogy i have ever seen. Unlike the overall disappointing Star Wars:Episode 1, Fellowship's anticipation was well deserved. I was not a big lotr fan until i read Fellowship and saw the movie in its opening weekend. LOTR is now my favorite series!! Gandalf is perfectly played by Ian McKellen. Infact almost every character is perfectly cast, especially Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn. There are some characters that dont belong in some of the action sequences (ARWEN!!!!!!!!!!) but other than that this movie is great. The story is of course excellent. And the direction, acting, scenery, detail, and special effects are great as well. But the action scenes (weathertop, Bridge of Khazadum, Amon Hen) are the best parts of this, my favorite movie. But, I have a big feeling that The Two Towers, which opens wednesday :D, will top it in almost every single way.
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Summary: A MASTERPIECE!!!
Review: IF YOU ARE A FAN OF THE BOOK, YOU WILL LOVE THIS MOVIE...TRUE TO THE BOOK LIKE NO OTHER FILM I KNOW. THIS MOVIE IS DESTINED TO BECOME THE ALL TIME CLASSIC FOR YEARS TO COME...BUY THIS MOVIE!!!
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