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Summary: COOL MOVIE
Review: An epic tale of a group of heroes on a journey to save their world from an evil ring of power. A brotherhood of hobbits, elves, dwarves, and people join forces to combat evil.
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Summary: Fantasy at its best
Review: An excellent blend of the Hollywood old and the Hollywood new. The characters protrayed presented quality acting incorporated with magic of morphing computerization. Even though the age old story has been retold several times over, the detailed illustration on the silver screen captures the audience into every scene with emotional realism and excitement. This film deserved all of the Academy Award nominations. Where not for the fierce competition, this easily could have won a Best Picture trophy. This is definately a library addition to anyone's collection.
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Summary: Phantom Menace can now be ignored & forgotten
Review: An experience that has equaled in satisfaction, as much as in its anticipation. The depiction of characters and world was refreshing and surprisingly justifying to the world and characters that J.R.T. created on printed ink.I feared that this movie would never do the written version justice. Phantom Menace, which played like a video game rather than an epic story - disappointed me on all fronts (in terms of creating a new epic tale). But the careful and well thoughout casting and dialogue in Lord of the Rings, for the numerous characters, has left me with a sweet taste, leaving behind Lucas' soured trilogy. Gandalf, Frodo and the Gondor heir are passionate and evoking in each of their focused scenes. The battles are amazing, and should be appreciated, both in their detail, gore and climatic nature. To criticise them would be narrow minded. The movie entertains while unfolding a clasic tale. (Bilbo was exactly what I imagined when my eyes would run over the text.) The Director has nailed it down. The most important part of retelling a story that in itself is already enjoyable, is CASTING, ACTING and CASTING and ACTING. And ACTING. The right people for the appropiate roles, is the product of a great line up of actors. This was what made the movie most enjoyable. Its not just about looks, but its also about delivery. And these bunch of Hollywood entertainers delivery in a big way. People who have not read the book, have told me that the story is great, aside from the characters and action. Thats a success in itself. Book to movie & movie to book depictions will always leave something desired. Lets just say that Lord of the Rings keeps these to a bare minimum. Those that criticise are sad and senile, unable to appreciate the purpose of the movie. The purpose to entertain while doing justice to JR.T's epic tale. I just hope they keep it up for the next two epsiodes. Focusing on the cast and acting, rather than the special effects or visual stims. George Lucas take note.
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Summary: The Lord of The Rings
Review: An exquisite piece of filmmaking--truly the best film I've seen.
This film stays so true to the original text that it thoroughly envelopes even those who have previously read the work. The pictures I had imagined while reading this series as a child magically appeared before my eyes. "How did they know? How could they have possibly captured my imagination in such detail?!" I kept babbling like a delightfully befuddled idiot after the movie was over. This is a credit to Tolkien's excellent storytelling, a gifted director's passion and dedication and a superb cast and crew. The Lord of the Rings is the kind of movie making that most artists only dream of--a project that allows the proper time for their craft so they can produce an exceptional piece of art--and an honestly exciting one to boot (so refreshingly unlike the typical Hollywood moneymaker). I hope that others will take notice of this project and follow suit! Bravo!
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Summary: The best movie of 2002 so far
Review: An outstanding film which motivated me to read the books. Superb on every level and the balance between captivating storytelling and special effects was perfect. There were a few minor changes to the book but these only served to translate the story to film more effectively. Ian McKellen is an outstanding Gandalf, as are Viggo Mortenson (Aragon), Sean Bean (Boromir), Liv Tyler (Arwen), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) and Elijah Wood who is an excellent Frodo. He conveys the weight of the burden he is bearing simply through his facial expressions.
This one is sure to go down in history as a cinema classic, just as the book is a literary classic. if this film doesn't win a ton of Oscars, then there is no justice in this world....
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Summary: Without a doubt, the best movie of the year, if not ever.
Review: AN outstanding masterpiece, J.R.R Tolkien fans will love it, if you do not, then please make an appointment to see a therapist if not a psychiatrist. The movie is perfect, it has everything a great film should. Action,humor,fantasy,drama,excitement and even a bit of romance. It is exactly just like the book, just so soaring, everyone must see it. Then if you havent read the book, then read it as well, also see the 70s adult anime, which is also outstanding. Everyone will enjoy the movie, the actors are just truly incredible, all of them. The best movie based on a timeless novel ever. Even people who do not like fantasy will enjoy this. I dont know what else too say, whoever else doesnt like this film, really there is something wrong with you, so just fly you fools!!! Its perfect. Hail Lord of the Rings!! See it, see it now!!!!!
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Summary: Too bad the rating thing does'nt go up to 100 STARS!!
Review: And I would give it 100 stars because that has got to be the BEST (by far) movie I have ever seen and ever will see!! It is most extrodonary. They (crew) did wonderfully on the special effects. That All-Star cast was dazzling!! Anybody should see this movie. Except for this one thing: I find that for people who have not read the book, it could be a bit difficult to understand. But it depends on who the person is. To not spoil the fun, I would read the book first. I read it 4 ( The hobbit and The Trilogy) times already and am on my 5th. I have seen the movie 5 times, and have read (and bought) everything there is about the movie and the books, including the soundtrack, the official movie guide, J.R.R.Tolkeins pictures and more!!!!!!! I was only a bit suprised to see that they chose the filming spot to be my home country : New Zealand! Well maybe I am not so suprised, it is a perfect place. It is as close to middle-earth as possible. But leave the youngsters at home. This is no cheesy "Harry Potter" alike, much more detailed( and much more of a plot, I might add) If your kid BEGS you to see it, then I suggest you let them see the 1978 cartoon version. It is good for the kids. So , what are you waiting for? GO and WATCH IT FOR YOURSELF!!!!!!! A must-see! 100 * Stars! p.s. the next two, 'The Two Towes" and "Return of The King" promise to be just as good maybe even better! *
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Summary: a rare find . . .
Review: and what i mean by that is this . . . i fell asleep on the movie THREE times. THREE!! and that being the case i suggest watching this movie at your own risk. what i really am most disappointed about in this movie is that it was really long . . . and i wasn't expecting that. i just wish i was warned about that. and i haven't seen the sequel and and don't know when i will . . . only after it comes on cable a couple of times . . . because the sequel is longer than this one
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Summary: The best film ever!!
Review: And...YES!!! I've seen THE film! At 00:01 last night I saw the film. It's just amazing. Of course something was left out, but that didn't bother me. This is probably the best film I've ever seen! Peter Jackson is my favourite director from now on. And Elijah Wood is my favourite actor! Everything...and I mean EVERYTHING in this film was perfect. I didn't miss a thing. And to everyone who hasn't seen it: You have something to look forward to!
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Summary: What a waste
Review: Another huge and hugely disappointing film of 2001. My expectations were very great after seeing so many beautiful still images on the web, but most of them were cut out of the final release, obviously to leave more room for stupid sword fighting, in order to appeal more to teenage boys. Acting ranges from very decent(Gandalf, Saruman) to poor (Elrond, why is he so angry all the time?), and so does photography and CGI (the Shire, Argonath, and Orthanc are very convincing, Moria, the initial battle, and some ruins are laughable at best). This film is totally superficial and bears only token resemblance to the book. The changes (for the worse) are too numerous to list here, but it is a fact that Tolkien's great story, stripped of its details, its depth and its history underneath is rather simplistic, and that is exactly what this film is. Safe for a few short scenes, this film left me completely unmoved, quite unlike the book. If you want to see what Tolkien meant by the "valour of old", get Braveheart and John Boorman's Excalibur. Both feature great drama and acting and very good DVD transfers.
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