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Summary: Hairy Who?
Review: Let's get this out of the way really quickly. This movie is the best adaptation of a beloved book into a movie - even better than "Gone with the Wind." Believe me, that movie was highly anticipated at the time and they loved it. What makes "The Fellowship of the Ring" so incredible is that, just in the theatrical release, Peter Jackson told Tolkien's story with economy and the excellent cast brought the characters even more to life than they were in the book. You just can't write visual interaction in a book! The sly looks, the slow dawning of understanding, looks of horror or contempt are suited to a visual medium.
The Extended Version's extra 30 minutes or so, some of which is NOT in the original, all work. My favorite is Frodo and Sam's lines coming out of the pub in Hobbiton! Even the audio commentary can be hilarious! Don't stop listening to it once the credits start rolling. The best line by one of the actors is right near the end. Believe me, just get it. It'll be months before you can even get to all of the bonus features. Enjoy!!
I also have to say that comparing "Lord of the Rings" to "Harry Potter" is like comparing the Beatles to the Monkees.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings ROCKS!!!
Review: I love this DVD!!It certainly is the best movie so far that I own,well,besides Scorpion King.King of the Ring is full of action and adventure.I like when they go look for the ring.
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Summary: Extended Greatness
Review: I really don't see how they could have cut *any* of the footage from this masterpiece. The extended edition contained extended battle scenes, developed the characters and particularly Boromir more, and sounded all the better with the additional music composed exclusively for the extended edition. I'm not sure I'll ever watch the original release again.
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Summary: Tolkien is a happy man
Review: The first time I saw this I was blown away, when I heard about Eliah Wood playing Frodo I thought it was a bad choice, I COHULDNT BE WRONGER!The movie does have some boring parts, but hey it is three hours long. Those boring parts are made up with action thrilled fight scenes which I personally thought were the greatest things ever.
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Summary: Worth every penny...almost
Review: The extended version of the film is fantastic for fans of the theatrical release. It fleshes out the characters and scenes and is every bit as enjoyable as the first. However, people should be warned against buying the gift set as opposed to the plain DVD. After being duped into buying the theatrical release with practically no bonus material a few months ago, I was determined not to make that mistake again. However, what I didn't realize that the only difference between the gift set and the regular DVD is the Argonath statuettes and the National Geographic DVD "Beyond the Movie", which may be a fabulous disc, but hardly worth more than twice the price. Buy the special edition, it is a must-own, but don't waste your money on the "gift set", it is only a gift to the studio, just like the first DVD release.
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Summary: Most Complete DVD Set Ever!
Review: Simply put, this is the most complete and the most well done, thought out DVD set released to this date and will give nearly anything in the future a run for it's money. As decent as the previous 'theatrical' Fellowship of the Ring DVD release was, this is the real deal. All new extras that make the previous outing's extra disc look almost sad.The film now is spread across 2 dics, but for reason. The more 'things' you cram onto a disc the lower the quality is. So they're really doing it for us, not against us. The print is spetacular to say the least, as is the DD 5.1 Audio. 4 Commentary tracks are present and I've listened to both the writer/directors and cast tracks and they're the best commentaries by far I've ever ran across. The information we're given is valid and entertaining. Some commentaries run like people have been forced into doing them and aren't enjoying it, but the opposite is true here. The additonal footage added blends in so well and makes the film that much more complete, especially for a fan of the books such as myself. It's the little things that count and Peter Jackson knows that and it shows. Some times you can't even tell anything was added because the scenes flow that much better. Even at 3.5 hours, this film still flies by fast. To say the appendices were stuffed with extras would be a gross understatment. Every aspect of the creation of this film is so well presented it's beyond belief how amazing these documentaries are. Every individual interviewed shows how many love, care, and work went into this project that it was bound to succeed. I've never seen such dedication for a project and it's great to know all this work was so worthwhile. From adaptation of story to the early concept drawings and pre-visualizations of the film, we see how it visually started to come together. From the sword to the scale model, we see how much work from the WETA workshop was put into this film to not only get the film done, but make it done right, accurately, and with a detail unmatched. The relationship of the cast is as unique as the project they took part in. From their pre-filming training sessions to their year and a half spent together almost non-stop, these people genuinely were a family. There is a kinship unmatched between these people and their talk of each other never comes off uninspired or false. To see a varying group of people come together so is mesmerizing. The time put in from travelng to shoots to hours in the makeup trailer, we get to go along for the whole ride. For anyone would was head over heels in love with the film to someone who may have not even cared for it, this set has so much that someone is bound to find something to become enthralled with. It's almost not so much a story of the film, but of the people. And it shows that when the right people come together, magic is bound to happen.
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Summary: Masterpiece
Review: When I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in theatre, I must say I was quite impressed, most notably with the performance of Elijah Wood and Ian McKellan. When it came on DVD, I rented it once but vowed not to buy it until this special edition came out. Boy, was it worth it. I had thought that the theatrical version lacked just that little bit of fleshing out, especially with the characters of Aragorn and Galadriel, and this edition certainly provided it. I won't spoil the experience of watching it by describing what was left out, but those few extra minutes made the film twice as good. I envy children born now, since they'll have the rich cinematography and wonderful acting and incredible special effects to watch in this film, and then they can read the books afterwards and see what was left out of the films, just to make more room for the action sequences in the story. Anyway, this film deserved every Oscar it got, but also deserved two more, best supporting actor (Ian McKellan), and best picture. And it deserved one more nomination as well--a best supporting actor nomination for Sean Bean, who played Boromir. His performance was fantastic, and he's one of the most underrated British actors around today. In other words, I can't say enough good things about this film. Just rent it, or buy it, or see it somewhere!
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Summary: It's just...
Review: I received it yesterday and I've got to tell you: It blew my mind away! When you take the box in your hands, when you have a glance of the illustrations, you start imagining the work the entire production design crew went for. Opening the box is opening the door for Middle-Earth. The Argonaths statues, the book-like case for the 4 most outstanding DVDs in history. The movie, the book. For all of us, outside US, I'll remember this moment and this picture even more than the original Star Wars Trilogy. It's just the best!
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Summary: great dvd movie
Review: Let me tell you. It was a mistake for them to take what they took out of the movie, even if it was close to 4hours long. This special extended version rectifies most of those removal mistakes. Still there are still some things from the book not shown here, but I'm finding it harder to complain. Some things were added that weren't from the book, too. Funny (but true) seeing Frodo and Bilbo hide from the Sackville-Baggins (ahem, Lobelia I presume). Pippin actually has flatulance? I will say no more, but the extended version has some of Tolkien's good humor and more from his clever mind. Can't wait to see Two Towers even more so, now.
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Summary: What are U waiting?
Review: Thirty more minutes added to the greatest movie of all time and you haven't bought it yet? I can't believe it.
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