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Summary: Makes movies fun again!!!
Review: I get enough reality in my everyday life- who needs it at the movies??? The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, was the most entertaining movie that I can remember seeing in years! The cast was perfect. I felt like I was in middle Earth. The battle scenes were incredible and the bad guys were viciously believable! The action is intense and the story is thrilling. My whole family went together and while some scenes were scary for my six-year old, she couldn't take her eyes off of it. She loved the movie, too. It captivates your imagination from the very beginning and doesn't let go. When the end of the movie came we were wishing it was twice as long! We can't wait for The Two Towers to come out. We'll be the first in line! To everyone involved in the making of this movie- BRAVO!!!
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Summary: For Reviewers that gave this release under 4 stars...
Review: I give this release high regard for what it is...a true Director's cut of an excellent film. The scenes that were removed from the theatrical release were simply done so to reduce the running time of the film. This release, however, includes extended versions of existing scenes as well as scenes that were missing all together...all of which greatly contribute to the experience Peter Jackson meant to convey to the audience.Now, reading the reviews here on Amazon, I keep seeing 1 and 2 star reviews due to the movie being split onto 2 discs. these people are citing special features included on the first 2 discs claiming that with only 30 minutes of added footage, it should be possible to get the whole movie onto 1 disc. This is very true, but the special features you guys are citing are audio commentaries by over 30 people, and were not talking about 30 people, stars, production people,writers, etc. all talking on 1 audio track. So you have to understand there are ALOT of audio tracks one can choose from when watching this movie. Some people think this is fluff, but I know there are many points in this movie where I would want to get the writers' input instead of a cast members thoughts on a film. Second of all, there is something called a DTS track on this movie as well as a standard 5.1 Dolby Digital track too, ...and a stereo track for the less off viewers who think their mts stereo tv's have such great speakers. Did I mention DTS? Look it up if you're not educated in home theater and you might come to understand why a near 4 hour movie with 3 movie audio tracks and multiple audio commentaries might be required to be split over 2 discs. Next time do your research before badmouthing what may be the best DVD release this country has ever seen... and I don't just mean cause it was a good movie. P.S. If your DVD doesn't play in your Dell DVD Rom, and you give it 1 star for this, you are an idiot! I hope I do not need to elaborate, just because you bought an OEM computer at the cheapest possible price from your local discount computer reseller does not mean you bought the right to complain to rest of the world when something does not work. Try a firmware update before you complain next time.
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Summary: Nerd Alert
Review: I go to sleep when this movie comes on.....so long and boring!
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Summary: Worth the extra price for all you get
Review: I got the first DVD edition of the Fellowship, but knew I had to have this one based on all the plugs they gave for it in the first edition. Anyway, I have been very pleased with it. It includes the entire full-length director's cut which brings in nearly an hour of unseen footage, and gives the story a bit more depth than the released film version did. There is also more commentary and behind-the-scenes stuff here than on any DVD I've seen, and, not to be understated, they don't spend all of the time trying to get you to see the next movie! Given that the first edition DVD was basically just a big (albeit COOL) plug for The Two Towers, it was a relief to see that this edition just went back and showed all of the intricacies that went into making this film. If you're into Tolkien, this really is a good buy since they spend one entire disk talking about how to take Tolkien's text and turn it into the visual masterpiece that you see on screen. Can't wait for the final film, and the special edition of the Two Towers!
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Summary: worth the extra money!
Review: I got the LOTR on DVD as soon as it was released, and have since watched it from beginning to end at least 5 or 6 times, after seeing it in the theatre originally. Then this extended DVD version came out. It's WONDERFUL!!
The reinserted scenes were so appropriate to the storyline, and the emotional investment of the characters and audience, that I can only imagine the nightmare it was for both director (and editor) to cut them in the first place!
It is absolutely worth *every extra dollar* to see the movie as it was originally filmed in the expanded DVD edition.
I have since seen The Two Towers in the theatre three times, and I will buy the DVD as soon as it's released, as well.
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Summary: Great for any LOTR fan
Review: I got this DVD Set the day it came out and there's still stuff I haven't seen or listened to. Not only are the new scenes amazing, but all the supplemental material is very interesting and informative. The commentary from the cast is hilarious, and the director/writer commentary is also funny, plus contains some insights into the next two films. The 5th disk is a great documentary about Tolkien and all his inspirations and such. And the Argonath! I am in love with these bookends, which are already holding all my copies of LotR, The Hobbit, and The Silmarilion. These bookends are incredibly detailed with the wrinkles in the clothes, the faces, and the cuts into the side of the rock. They are exactly like the bigatures used for the movie, but smaller. If you are a fan of Lord of the Rings, or need a gift to buy for someone who is, you MUST get this gift set.
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Summary: Wonderful set!
Review: I got this set last year. I wasn't sure what to expect at the time that I placed it into my DVD player, but I was a huge fan of the theatrical version and I knew it could only get better! It was better than I expected. The additional footage adds so much depth and so much more characterization that I can't understand why it wasn't apart of the original release. Simply amazing! Also the bonus material is nothing short of awesome! If you liked the movie in the theater BUY THIS NOW! If you are not sure, get this and THE TWO TOWERS: EXPANDED EDITION, and get ready for the third film, because they will get you hooked!
(GIFT SET INFO: This set comes with the movie, plus a set of bookends, and an addition disc with a documentary on the books. The set is beautiful, and the bookends are just wonderful. Spend the extra money and get the gift set!)
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Summary: The best movie of 2001
Review: I guess it was too much to expect that Lord Of The Rings would win Best Picture Oscar but I think all movie buffs out there would agree with me that Lord Of The Rings was the best movie of 2001 or at least one of the best. I don't really like fantasy movies or books preferring non-fiction but I must say that this movie really blew me away. Though I've been told that the movie is not totally loyal to the book, I dare say that it has done justice to it. Peter Jackson's vision brought back good old fashioned movie making when movies were simply about the plot, the story and the deliverance of it and not about making money or feeding the ego of movie stars who just earned too much. The cinematography was amazing and the actors brought much depth and soul into a movie enhanced with loads of digital effects. Without Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood, the movie might have come across as another poor man's 'Star Wars'. All in all, this changed my mind about fantasy movies. Maybe it's not so bad to have a fantasy after all.
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Summary: J.R.R. Tolkien's Epic Saga Comes to the Screen
Review: I guess there's enough been said about 'The Lord of the Rings-The Fellowship of the Ring' that everyone whose read Christian author J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy masterpiece and have seen the movie already knows it front and backward. If those of you never seen it, or the only one movie to see or rent it-please do! For those who like fantasy with elves, hobbits, dwarves and human heros and heroines in a strange land of Middle-Earth this is a real treat. It's a tale of the forces of good's valiant stand against the encroaching evil. There are knock-your-socks-off special effects. I do like to add that part 2 of the trilogy, 'The Two Towers' is due out on 2-DVD set and VHS on August 26, 2003. Not far in the future will be final film of the trilogy, 'The Return of the King' to be released in December 17, 2003. Also on DVD (Special Edition), that will delight Ring fans is 'J.R.R. TOLKIEN: Master of the Rings: The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings' <ASIN: B00005UPFL>. A documentary that contains many Christian allegories, rare archive footage of the author, illustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt and 3-D animations of Middle-Earth and more. The music is by keyboardist Rick Wakeman ('Journey to the Center of the Earth') <ASIN: B000000IU3>. Plus, there's 'A Visual Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers"' <B00007KK12> and an animated version, 'J.R.R. Tolkien Animated Film Sets' <B00005UM49>. It's a nice addition to your Ring collection.
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Summary: Beautiful and boring
Review: I guess we live in a different universe. My wife, my daughter, my son, my daughter's boyfriend, all of us could hardly wait for this dim witted movie to end. It starts beautifully. I'd love to live in Hobitland or whatever its called. Gandalf is pretty cool looking, but he isn't a very good wizard. he doesn't seem to have much power. From that point on the plot goes meet one bad guy, vanquish the bad guy, meet the next bad guy, vanquish that bad guy. It seemed endless. No plot twists. No surprises. The villains are all conventional looking monsters. The orchs look like they were cobbled together from a half dozen horror movies. From the ecstatic reviews I was hoping for some of the magic of the first Star Wars, but alas, this movie seems to me to be the latest case of the emperor wearing no clothes.
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