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Summary: WAIT for later DVD releases of Fellowship!
Review: I loved the movie and can't wait for the DVD - but encourage all like minded fans to wait before buying this version. Why? New Line's marketing is rumored to be releasing three versions of the Fellowship of the Ring - this version, a four disc R rated version with a half hour of additional footage (to be released November 12, 2002), and a full-blown gift set that combines the 11/2002 version with an expanded version of the National Geographic "Making of" documentary. My advice - RENT this version until the full DVD version is released and can figure out if the additional footage is for you, then buy the version you prefer.
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Summary: Not bad, not good
Review: ...As for the good side - I liked the movie, it wasn't bad, although some effects could use more "effects", if you know what I mean :)) Say, the voice of elves could use more of that bell-ringing sound that is associated with them, then, if all of'em where so heroes, how come the scenes did not depict it fully? :) And the most upsetting thing for me was the ending - I was watching it, I got into it, I was watching the world the producer created, and then, suddenly, it just all went off... there was no conclusion at all... Or, at least, they could've made some sort of a conclusion, like, defeating and holding out the enemy.. It just ends up in the middle of a story.. Otherwise, it's great, as you watch it - it gets you and makes you watch more. The effects are good, with exception of some, and the music matches. They could've gotten a better Frodo, though. :)
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Summary: Not bad, not good
Review: Well, I can see why some people say "get this" with a hundred exclamation signs and some say "what the ???" :) Some people like some things, others don't :) So, don't bit?? about the hype and stuff - if you don't like the style, don't watch it. As for the good side - I liked the movie, it wasn't bad, although some effects could use more "effects", if you know what I mean :)) Say, the voice of elves could use more of that bell-ringing sound that is associated with them, then, if all of'em where so heroes, how come the scenes did not depict it fully? :) And the most upsetting thing for me was the ending - I was watching it, I got into it, I was watching the world the producer created, and then, suddenly, it just all went off :(( ??? what tha? IMHO there was no conclusion at all ... Or, at least, they could've made some sort of a conclusion, like, defeating and holding out the enemy.. It just ends up in the middle of a story.. Otherwise, it's great, as you watch it - it gets you and makes you watch more. The effects are good, with exception of some, and the music matches. They could've gotten a better Frodo, though. :)
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Summary: Source? Tolkien or the BBC?
Review: It was an incredible movie. What was on the screen was just about as I pictured it in my head as I read the books. But as an avid radio drama fan, I've had the BBC production in my possession for many years. What I noticed was that Peter Jackson's film was almost EXACTLY what the BBC radio production was (not the Mind's Eye production you might find in a book store in a wooden package). Even the things Jackson edited out of the movie are edited out of the BBC production - namely Tom Bombadil and the tree that captures the hobbits by the river side.Did Peter Jackson read the books or did he merely listen to the BBC production? Hmmmmm. Don't get me wrong, the movie is superb as it stands - very faithful to the books. But let's give credit where credit is due, shall we?
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Summary: This is the best movie i have ever seen in my whole life.
Review: if you have seen the Lord of the Rings in thearters, you know how intense some of the battles are, and how touching some of the senes are. now picture 30 more minutes of that. i thought i could not ask for more, but they are givin it. the extra half hour includes an extenshon of a battle scene and (for those of you who have read the book) the part where gimli the dwarf is given a touching gift from galadriel.
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Summary: Dreadful
Review: Frodo gets into trouble, Frodo gets out of trouble, Frodo gets into trouble, Frodo gets out of trouble, and so on, and so on, and so on... Put in some nice special effects and support it with booming sound and you have the so-called "masterpiece" LOTR.
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Summary: The Best Movie In The Whole Wide World!
Review: This movie captured my heart. I had only read a bit of the book before I saw it, but I've read it three times. Watching the film was amazing, when it got to half way through, I didn't wan't it to stop. You really fell like you are there, with Frodo and the company, going through all the pain that they are. You can cry on the film without feeling embarrassed-because everyone else is so emotional too. After watching the film youy think to yourself-why am I here? Where's Frodo? Where are all the others? After the film you think how boring life is, how you need adventure. The actors played their parts breath-takingly, and the music was awesome. i know that as soon as the Lord Of The Rings comes out on video, I'll be there, ready to yell, LORD OF THE RINGS RULES!
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Summary: I can't wait for the extended version!
Review: Though he was robbed of an Oscar and the movie was robbed for Best Picture (who couldn't see that train wreck coming?) Peter Jackson has done J.R.R. Tolkien, his fans, and Ralph Bakshi a service in creating this film. Though far from accurate this adaption is good enough to earn the praise of those who have never read the book to those like myself who have read it numerous times and keep two versions for when one gets worn out. Though it clocks in at over three hours, and some people I have gone to see it with complain that they thought it dragged at times, everyone agreed walking out of the theatre that it was engaging and grabbed thier attention whenever they started to wander. Those who are unfamiliar with the story will be slightly disappointed at the cliffhanger ending and the Obi-Wan like reappearance of one of the characters, it is a trilogy, be patient. I won't rehash the story or even summarize aside to say that it is good against evil with insurmountable odds to overcome. There are a few flaws, no Tom Bombadil which of course means no barrows. I also wasn't a big fan of Arwen saving Frodo or Elrond despising humans, his brother after all was human and a distant ancestor of Aragorn. The changing of Frodo's disappearance and the omission of the seventeen years difference between the two Baggins' departures was minor and not too troublesome. Any other changes are not worth mentioning. The movie is visually stunning and the opening sequence should have earned Jackson the Oscar just in itself. As for the acting, on a whole it is above average. However, Viggo Mortensen did a fantastic job and Ian McKellan was superb in what certainly was the best performance I have seen in some time probably since Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan. Hanks also inexplicably lost out in the Oscar race. I can't wait for the next installment and see if it can be as good as the first. As The Two Towers was my favorite of the books it should be a real treat. The special features on the DVD look interesting, I caught the Sci-Fi documentary and I can say it was rather entertaining. As for the rest of it I guess it's wait and see.
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Summary: The not so special edition
Review: We all love lord of the rings. Yet New Lines idea of giving us a regular edition and a special edition about two months later is just a way to rake in cash. So hold on tight, wait until November and get the special edition. You know you will want it with it's 30minutes of extra footage, and more.
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Summary: Will make you fall in love....
Review: Thanks to this glorious movie with its wonderful effects, not only will you fall in love with the magnificant frodo (elijah wood) but you will also fall in love with magic. You'll adore the maginificant creatures that are met in middle earth and will just plainly enjoy the whole plot of the first movie of three... RECOMMANDED TO ALL WHO LOVE FANTASY AND/OR ACTION!
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