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Summary: This is what Star Wars should have been like
Review: After hearing Lucas on the Star Wars Episode II DVD talking about nothing but blue screen this and blue screen that, and then listening to Peter Jackson and his team say excitedley "We built our own Armor!" the toughest LOTR skeptic can't help but appreciate what these guys did to make the film come to life. Every bit of the five and a half hours of the behind the scenes footage is amazing. I honestly thought I would get bored, but I found myself coming back for more. The extended cut is fabulous, especially the re-cut of the cave troll sequence. The Jackson/Boyens/Walsh commentary is also very good. However IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE TWO TOWERS AND RETURN OF THE KING DO NOT LISTEN TO THE COMMENTARIES!The Gift set is a great buy and is a must for fans. I do not feel a penny was wasted after getting it.
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Summary: Better then Harry Potter..........
Review: After I saw this movie it really did leave me wanting more. Though its just under 3hrs, it is perfectly paces, it contains good battles and alot of visuals. The reason I compare it to Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone is that they came out around the same time, they're both fantasy films,I saw them both,and are both based off of books. I thought the Harry Potter movie was really good....Until I saw Fellowship of the Rings. This movie(I'm serious)is 10x's better then Harry Potter. Its just so beautiful and the actings good and everything is really good. ...The Harry Potter movie was good, but it just doesn't hook me like this LOTR did. I never read the books either, but I've read the Harry Potter books. My bro's have read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy. And my bro really didn't notice much difference from the book and the movie(One noticable difference is the character of Arwen which is a male in the book not a female). Whereas Harry Potter was changed quite a bit. But still remained pretty loyal to the book. Harry Potter is more for Kiddies. Whereas LOTR is more for whover, I duno if little kids could really sit through it or if it would be wise, since there some pretty gory scenes(In battle). But for me it was hands-down the BEST fantasy film I ever saw(And now one of my favorite movies). Go see it, and enjoy it! Its worth the movie TOTALLY! God Bless...
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Summary: The Best Movie Made After The Best Book!!!
Review: After reading "The Lord of the Rings," I immediately fell in love with the genius and creativity put into every word of his book. I've seen the movie twice now (first on opening day and then on the foolowing Saturday) and I would have to say that every piece of it fits into Tolkien's world just the way he would like it (so I believe). This movie is a masterpiece of the film world, just as the novel was in the literary world. While I know that it is impossible to put all that Tolkien created in his first book into this one movie, I just don't think they could hace done a better job.
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Summary: Me again!Justice to the hobbits,elves,&dwarves!
Review: After reading all the complaints on this movie I was furious with the lies (some) people wrote.Yes,maybe the sound was A BIT wacky but whoever said Frodo always changed heights was a lie. I barely even noticed this because HE DIDN'T change sizes whoever said he did.
People complain that the movie was too long,while complaining of the missing parts that were left out.Well that would mean a longer movie.In my opinion,cutting out the songs and poems was a good ideaWwould of been ashamed to listen to actors singing songs,but Peter Jackson had his own mind.
Another BIG,HUGE lie was said that the backround was all jumbled and fallen a part.Well just to tell you who didn't buy or borrow the DVD that they actually built Hobbington and Rivendell!After they built it,they wanted it to look like it was there the whole time so they waited a year.If you expected the places to be nice and clean,that's a jumbeled up,fallen apart backround for a legend of a movie.
Maybe a few of you thought the acting was done poorly.I blinked.Some guys are just used to slang talk with all this viol. language. That's the most poorly acting there ever be,I mean even My baby cousin acts like that!Maybe all that rift raft of legends and quest with the faithful,wisdom words were too good for some and didn't accept faithful or serious speech but not even my dad can do a whole line of that sort of acting.
I don't know why I'm being jumpy all of a sudden but I don't like it when people judge,so whoever reads some of those lying bad comments.Don't judge the movie and watch it first which will lead you into a magical world on a quest in this beautiful emotional,tense,breathtaking movie.
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Summary: Very good movie, with some slow spots
Review: After reading all the reviews & listening to movie critics, I decided to make my trip to the theater to check it out. I wasn't really disappointed but I had really expected a little better. Keep in mind that I go to the theater very seldom since I have a theater in my home. I go for the LARGE screen cinema effect that the theater provides. The copy that this theater had was defective in the respect that it had dust or something flicking on the left side of the screen, it was very distracting. But on to the film, it was beautifully shot, the acting was flawless, as far as I could tell. The movie was generally on the "dark side" and I would not recommend it for any child under the age of 10, and even then it would depend on the child (parents should know their children well enough to know weither very scary people (?) will keep them awake at night). The first 1 1/2 hours goes by pretty quickly, but then it has spots that seem to drag. There are definite spots that the music overpowers the dialog and you are straining to hear what it being said...(this seems to occur a lot lately, what is it with filmakers, the music is supposed to enhance the film, not define it. Is it their way of getting you to come back to try once again to hear what is being said??) The special effects are superb. The storyline is good, but again spots that have you starting to look at your watch. Of course, since this is a "trilogy" the ending keeps you hanging, not knowing for certain exactly what happens. This movie isn't "perfect" like I was led to believe, but when I left the theater, I didn't feel like I had wasted my $7.50 either. It's a movie worth seeing but not without flaws.
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Summary: Beautiful Film
Review: After reading many of the bad reviews people have written, I decided to write my own.
The day after seeing Harry Potter, I started reading the Fellowship of the Rings. I was 3/4 of the way done with the book (1/2 of the movie) when I went to see it. I most definitely had high expectations.
The movie was wonderful. The battles seemed a little exaggerated while the character development was a bit lacking but I think this was necessary because it showed how dangerous the journey was. The best thing about the movie was its clarity. The book is a hard read and the movie explained everything so I wasn't missing anything. It explains the history of the ring wonderfully for those who haven't read the book and it visualizes everything like gollum, the mines, the orcs, and the size of the different characters. Though they definitely had to cut down the book, like the songs, Tom Bombadil, and the dialogue, I think they did an amazing job of retelling the adventure. Liv Tyler (Arwen) was the only character who didn't seem to fit in all the way.
I think those who did not enjoy this film were either LOTR freaks who were too anal or those who don't enjoy such deep and rich stories. My 12 year old brother saw this film 3 times after reading the book with my dad for a whole year and he loves it. Maybe the people who kept checking their watch and thought that this was a boring movie should stick to light-hearted comedies.
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Summary: Just plain better
Review: After reading some reviews I thought the extended version would be slower and not add much to the original film. Boy, was I wrong. I have know idea how many of these scenes were cut out. They really show how Peter Jackson and his crew really followed the book. After seeing the first movie which I loved, I still had many questions why this part was left out or why they did not touch upon this subject. Well, they did. They just cut it. The whole scene in Lothlorien is 10x better and makes much more sense with all the scenes. Elven cloaks, lembas, why they are on the river, the gifts recieved all are scenes cut that are in this DVD and follows much more closely to the book. Boromir and Aragorn's relationship is highlighted more with a few key scenes that were cut. Give away your directors cut version and keep this and the movie is much more fulfilling if you truely love the Book by Tolkien.
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Summary: A Ringer!
Review: After reading the epic several times, I awaited with anticipation and dread for the opening of the Lord of the Rings-Fellowship of the Ring. The dread was unnecessary and the anticipation only added to the pleasure of watching Jackson's adaptation of the novel. Five stars are merited for the fine performances of all the actors and actresses. Special effects, musical score, and glorious scenery of New Zealand make this one of the best epic flics of any year. Heartily recommend everyone see it for themselves on the biggest screen available to them.
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Summary: the books were better
Review: After seeing an early screening of "The Fellowship of the Ring," I can say I'm glad the films are being made, and I'm glad that I saw it. But it lacks the depth of the book, and messes around too much with the characters and storyline. Howard Shore's score is dreadful, another ripoff of Carl Orff. (What would these guys do without "Carmina Burana"?) This time the chanting is in Elvish, but it's still a direct steal. So go see it, but be aware that it's not as faithful to Tolkien as it might -- and should -- have been.
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Summary: Pleasantly Suprised
Review: After seeing Harry Potter (which I found do be a dreadfully long mishmash of thrown togther scenes) I was skeptical about what was being done with LoR. I saw the movie last night, and my skepticism was put to rest. It needs to be said first that even the greatest of movies can not match up to the experiences of the greatest books. So this movie needs to be evaluated at the level of movies and not the level of the book from which was based. As a movie it succeeds while maintaining a faithful adherence to Tolkien's original story. The movie is amazing visually, from a moth in one shot to the Balrog to the forests and mountains. I was hoping for more from the musical score. I didn't find it particularly memorable or even totally appropriate. Sometimes the tone of the music clashed subtley with the mood of the scene, but overall it was an adequate though not amazing job. There are a few instances of distracting editing and stilted if not unnecessary lines of dialogue--and I wish Gimly would have gotten to use his axe more--but overall this is an excellent picture. ...
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