The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set)

Rating:
Summary: Great Movie, great release
Review: This is a great movie, and a great release. Harkening back to the sprawling epics of the 50's and 60's, here we have a summer (or rather, winter) blockbuster with a plot, and not only a plot, but a good one!
About the DVD release: true, it is amazing. And true, the expanded edition of the film is better. but there are tons of extras, which is generally a good thing, but I doubt the vast majority of those who buy this set will ever watch all of the extras. So if you are concerned about the monetary expense, it might be better not to splurge and instead by the cheaper version, which is also pretty good. Personally, I own both releases, even as there is no doubt the more expensive one is superior. If you were enchanted by the books, or even if you just saw the movie and liked it, you should definitely consider buying one of the DVD versions.

Rating:
Summary: Just Goes to Show You
Review: The extended DVD is the perfect example of what is wrong with Hollywood. Because big-money producers and studios don't have any real courage, a masterpiece was truncated, and the result was the loss of the Best Picture Oscar for 2001. I have no doubt that if the extended DVD version had been the one that opened December 18, 2001, Peter Jackson would have been rewarded with the first of possibly three straight Oscars. Shame on you New Line Cinema. Have some guts!

Rating:
Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: I'm sick of all of these long reviews. You only need four words to describe the Fellowship of the Ring: THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!! I havn't sen the Two Towers yet, but if it's only half as good as the Fellowship that it's AWESOME!!!

Rating:
Summary: Masterful Production!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition" is stimulating and pleasant to watch. I would highly recommend this extended version of the "Fellowship of the Ring" for anyone who is enthralled with "Lord of the Rings"!

Rating:
Summary: Great Movie, Great way to know as much as Possible about it
Review: This Dvd is great for those of us who need to know everything about something we love!!

Rating:
Summary: makes a lot more sense
Review: The extended scenes in the DVD made the Two Towers make a lot more sense to me than just with the theatrical release. I was really glad that I waited the extra few months to buy this, instead of getting the two disc edition. I can see why the theatrical version didn't have all the extra scenes because of time concerns, but what a difference! (Like the elven cloaks, for instance, and the other elvish gifts.) I was glad that there was a break in the movie when you have to change discs... I found that watching it in at least two sittings made it easier to concentrate. Ah, the luxuries of movies at home! It's definitely worth the few extra bucks to get this one. After all, you get so much more. For the next two movies in the series, I'd also recommend getting the 4 disc edition. Actually, why do they even bother coming out with the 2 disc one, except for maybe they want to make money off of people who can't wait? Trust me, your patience will be rewarded. If you're a big fan of these movies, this is the one to get. Well, OK, you may want to go all out and get the gift pack, but I found that I could not justify the price to myself.
Oh, there was a ticket for the Two Towers that came with this too, so I got to see it for free. That was an added motivation to buy it. I plan to do the same thing for the Return of the King. (At least I'm assuming that they'll do the same thing in the Two Towers package. I hope so!)

Rating:
Summary: Very long
Review: Lots of swords and arrows sticking into things, Christopher Lee looking like Rob Zombie, and some monsters with really awful dental work, but I can't seem to remember much else.

Rating:
Summary: Lord of the Stinks
Review: This DVD is a waste of money and has no real enjoyable value, only special features, and even those provide no enjoyment. Liv Tyler does bad, Cate is bad, Elijah is bad ,and everyone else does not do a great job. Do not buy it!

Rating:
Summary: amazing movie, great dvd
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is an awesome movie with terrific acting and special effects. Now it's been made even better with the Extended Edition. This dvd has the extra scenes put right into the movie, so it's a different version than was seen in theaters. The extras are great too. "The Fellowship of the Cast" is a good documentery where the cast members are interviewed. In it you'll hear funny stories while shooting and other tid bits of info you can't get anywhere else. With the added scenes and over 6 hours of extras, any Tolkien fan (assuming that you liked the movie) can't go wrong with this 4 DISC set. 4 DISCS- 5 stars.

Rating:
Summary: One ring to rule them all...
Review: Director Peter Jackson, whom for years I felt was very underrated and underappreciated after crafting such films like Dead Alive, Bad Taste, and The Frighteners (all of which proved his power of imagination over budget) managed to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's epic Lord of the Rings saga to the big screen almost flawlessly. Blending top notch CGI animation (most of which blows away anything offered by George Lucas), old camera tricks (to make the actors playing hobbits and dwarves appear smaller than humans and elves), and the beauty of New Zealand as a backdrop, Jackson has brought Tolkien's visionary Middle Earth to life, and old Tolkien fans could not be happier. Elijah Wood (Frodo), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), and Viggo Mortenson (Aragorn) are all fantastic in their roles (Mortenson will become a much bigger star than he already is), and the rest of the all star cast includes Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davis, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchet, and Ian Holm; all of which give quite memorable performances. The action scenes are nicely put together, but sometimes the fight scenes can become a bit blurry and incoherent, but that is only a minor complaint. All in all, even if you've never read the original books by Tolkien, you will find something to love with this first installment of the Lord of the Rings. This will be the Star Wars Trilogy for a new generation, and will be cherished for years to come. This Extended Edition is lightyears beyond the original theatrical version DVD release, but it can be upsetting considering with the looming release of The Two Towers on DVD that a few months later an Extended Edition of that will be released as well. I despise it when different "newer and better" DVD editions are released from the movie studios just for the sake of making more money.