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Summary: Epic moviemaking
Review: Moviemaking at its best. The screenplay truely does justice to the classic trilogy it is based on. The directing, casting, acting are first rate. This film has set a new benchmark for the fantasy genre.
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Summary: See...it can be done...
Review: I was so relieved when I finally saw the Lord of the Rings movie with my own eyes...it proves that it is indeed possible to make a movie with a monster budget (or 3 movies for that matter) and still not lose the human touch.
All actors play their roles excellent,unlike in StarWars the effects are never the main focus,of course they are wonderful but they are very embedded into the story so that sometimes you don't even notice them as a special effects.Where in StarWars the effects are meant to steal the viewers focus from the horrible acting.
The Lord of the Rings has a certain magic about it that I thought was lost forever...the magic to pull you into a distant world and to make you feel like you really are in Middle Earth witnessing all these amazing events.
And the Two Towers is even better...for me it's the coolest movie I've ever seen.
Go watch it :)
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Summary: Much better then the theatrical version!
Review: This version of the movie includes well over 30 minutes of extra footage, the footage that was added was amazing. If you were confused a bit by the movie since they did leave a lot of the explainatory backround out, then you will have a better understanding after watching this. The opening scene is extended, they give more information, the added scenes are amazing. It is like watching a whole new movie. I recommend that everyone if not watch this but own it! It is a masterpiece!
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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE OF 2001
Review: LORD OF THE RINGS WAS THE BEST MOVIE OF 2001. THE SECOND LORD OF THE RINGS IS ALSO THE BEST MOVIE OF 2002. THIS MOVIE HAS GOOD ACTION AND AN GOOD STORY THAT WONT LET YOU DOWN.
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Summary: 'My a** hurts!'
Review: Responses to LOTR generally break down into two camps. Those who, like myself, were raised on the books (one of my earliest childhood memories is reading 'The Hobbit') are spellbound. As fans, we are deeply pleased that the adaptation is faithful and pleasantly surprised that the departures from the text integrate seamlessly into the story and even add to the experience. The film is without question visually stunning and exciting.Those who were not raised on LOTR tend not to "get it." I've given up trying to explain what the fuss is about and simply accepted that this may be one of those things requiring an introduction at a certain age, else it simply doesn't take. They complain that the film is unbearably long, and, if one isn't spellbound, it probably is. So if you are young or read LOTR when you were young, this is a great movie. Of course, you knew that already, didn't you?
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Summary: Much Better Than The Theatrical Release
Review: I have to admit that when I first saw the movie I thought it was just good. After seeing the extended edition, I would have to say
this is one of the best movies I've seen. The extended version brings some of the characters more to life. One of my favorite addition was the dwarf's words to the elf queen, very deep considering the animosity between the elves and dwarves. This is the ultimate story of good and evil and how good must always keep on guard for the weaknesses they have. There are so many things to learn from this movie. This is not just an action flick, but a life lesson. I am currently reading the book and yes the movie takes certain liberties with the story but he never loses what's at the heart of book. The movie runs about three and a half hours and this may be a bit long for some but since the movie spans two discs you you can watch it over two nights.
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Summary: Extended only - Can't watch the theatrical release
Review: I agree with all other reviewers about the quality of production for the extended edition of The Fellowship of the Ring. However, be aware that the extended and new scenes are integrated into the movie. There is no way to watch the original theatrical release. You may ask, "why would I want to do that? I want to see the extended scenes." True, and this is why I waited to purchase this version. However, I assumed that DVD technology would allow me to view EITHER version - with or without the new scenes. This enables showing the movie to first-timers who would better tolerate a 3 hour movie over 3.5 hour one.
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Summary: Great Movie - but....
Review: I love this movie and looked forward to the 4 disc set. However, I DO NOT like the fact that the movie is split into two separate discs. Surely, the actual movie can fit on one disc - even with the bonus minutes. Other than that, I love it. The amount of extras is wonderful!
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Summary: We've seen it before, yet it's new...
Review: I'm sorry to say it, but this is one of those movies that it's trendy to say that it's a great movie, no matter if it is or not!
I'm not saying it's a bad movie, but whether it is actually good or not depends on whether or not the producers wanted this movie to show that it is an animated and computer made movie... I don't work with 3D animation myself, but considering the business I'm in I've got friends and colleagues who does and I have a pretty good eye for these sort of things - for me I think it's disturbing to see first of all in the beginning when they show the previous war. You can see how all the animated soldiers on the field move; like they we're swept by the wind and they all move at the same time as if they were one man and not a thousand, or whatever and the sky moves with them in a strange way - it's the way the camera follows that twists the appearance...
Then it's the way the ground looks around the gap, and the way it looks inside where all is red and the bad guys hang out! - It looks unreal. But whether or not that is a good or bad thing depends on if they want us to hang on to the fact that this is a fantasy, or if they want us to believe that this is real - if they want our eyes to believe what they are seeing - they've done a bad job!
OK these things are not central so maybe they didn't care too much about it.. The ring looks good, Frodo's extremely big and blue eyes look good and Aragorn/Viggo Mortensen undoubtedly looks very sexy with that painful look in his eyes and every young girl will fall for him... What else is new?!
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Summary: Awesome Movie
Review: This is an amazingly well done movie. I saw it in theaters and then bought the DVD when I was able. I've seen it many times and still do not tire of it. The music is great, the acting is great, the effects are amazing. I highly reccomend this movie.
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