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Summary: A fascinating, informative, and convenient guide
Review: This book is highly recommended for almost anyone who plans on seeing the upcoming movie version of "The Fellowship of the Ring." For those previously unfamiliar with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, it offers a convenient, easy-to-follow reference to the important characters, places and things that will be featured in the movie. For Tolkien fanatics it serves as both a visual and literary preview of the movie, with its gorgeous photographs and brief quotations from the movie's script. It also confirms a few of the rumors about the changes made to the story in the movie (e.g., Rosie Cotton appearing as a barmaid in the Shire sequence or the hobbits getting their swords from Strider rather than from the Barrow-wight, who is omitted from the film) and informs the reader of one or two more changes of which I was previously unaware (such as the Dwarves' Rings being kept safe rather than seized by Sauron or destroyed by dragons as in the book). In short, this book is a wonderful preview of the movie before it comes out and will be an excellent souvenir of the film after you have seen it.
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Summary: VERY GOOD INFORMATIVE BOOK
Review: This book was absolutly breath taking. On each page it has a different character, there picture, and a description of their life. Thank fully there are no spoilers in the book because it's meant specifically for the fellowship of the ring. Half way through the book there is a page that opens out into a bigger page and has a map of middle earth on it. I found that very helpful to following the movie. They even have pages dedicated to the dark power and orcs. Small quotes are also put throughout the book which is also very helpful. Another great thing about it is that it describes places as well as people. Such as Bag end, etc.
I found this book to be a great buy. It's pictures are absolutly amazing and it really helps with the movie. I recomend it 100%
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Summary: A great book to cuddle up with
Review: This book was literally my companion while I waited for the DVD to be available for purchase, allowing me to get my "LOTR fix" whenever I needed it. The pictures are wonderful, as are the descriptions of the characters.
There were several references and pictures to scenes that weren't in the theatrical version (but were in the extended version). This may have been confusing or irritating to some, but I found it exciting as it gave a hint of what I had to look forward to in the extended version.
I prefer it to the "making of...." books, because it portrays the characters instead of the actors. You can really become immersed in the story, and in Middle Earth, by cuddling up with this book.
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Summary: Exactly what I wanted
Review: This companion was what I expected of it. It had many thrilling pictures of the cast and beside that their descriptions. The pictures were in full color and they were very enjoyable. They described the forging of the one ring and the Last Alliance of Men and Elves all the way to the Uruk-Hai's and Nazguls. If you were just beginning to read the books, this would be great for you to have to show you who the characters were and to tell you a little background information about them, like a dictionary. I would definitely say to buy this. It was a brilliant tie in and I just can't wait until I get the next book.
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Summary: A MUST HAVE for any fan of Tolkien.....
Review: This is a beautiful visual companion to The Fellowship of the Ring, the first movie in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. All of the major races and many of the major characters are profiled with gorgeous color photographs...many of which I haven't seen in my 2+ years of collecting these photo's on a daily basis. The first chapter deals with history of the rings and the last alliance of elves and men. Hobbits, Men, Elves, Dwarves, Istari, Orcs, Uruk-Hai, and the Nazgul follow with each profiling major figures and/or locations associated with that particular race. The book is just what is says, a visual companion. There is very little in the way of textual information...you should buy the Official Movie Guide for that. All in all, well worth purchasing.
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Summary: The book for those who aren't going to read Tolkien
Review: This is a very nice book which reads like a Hollywood "treatment" with accompanying photos. (A "treatment" reduces a property to five pages written in the present tense.) So this book tells you what hobbits and elves are, who Bilbo and Frodo are, where the ring came from, and all sorts of other interesting information which basically summarizes the book which Tolkien wrote. The other book, the "Official Movie Guide," has better pictures, I think, but THAT book is about the actors and the director and the other film-makers, a sort of "how they did it." It contains bits and pieces of the story, but if you want the whole story you need THIS book (or of course the masterpieces written by Tolkien himself.) A nice job here! Recommended!
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is great book for people who liked the movie and want to know more about what Tolkien said about his characters and places. Includes wonderful pictures from the movie and quotes from the books.
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Summary: "Visually Spectacular! A must for LOTR fans--adults or kids"
Review: This is the best of the many books trying to be 'visual companions' to the film. I appreciated not only the quality of photo selections from the movie, but also the small details such as the dust cover photo also being on the hard cover. (I removed my dust cover to save wear and tear!) The character descriptions are complete, very insightful, and geared more toward the novice aficionado of the LOTR story. They also provide in wonderful brevity much helpful background information for those who may not have read the book. This book centers on the film--not the making of the film. While my seventh graders loved this thing, I found myself also looking through the beautiful color stills time and time again. Action is captured with breathtaking realism from the movie, and especially vivid is the ferocity the Orcs! I've seen many 'picture books' which have attempted to visualize and summarize this wonderful story. None were as good at both as this one. It captures it all, and “The Two Towers†companion work is on its way!
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