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Summary: Excellent, but just a few faults...
Review: I would have to say that this is easily the best fantasy movie ever. I pretty much like what everybody else liked, and if you want to read a gushing review, just check out 99% of the others. A few things I noticed that I really liked.1.) Boromir. You could tell that Sean Bean is the most experienced actor by how he shows Boromir as being a complete person, a man who wants to do good, but is torn by the possibilities of the ring. Unlike, characters such as Legolas or Pippin and Merry, you can actually identify him. He wasn't just portrayed as eye candy for the ladies (Legolas) or as comic relief (Pippin and Merry). 2.) Extremely gorgeous backgrounds. Isengard, the Shire, Moria, the mountain, Amon Hen, everything is beautiful. 3.) Peter Jackson was no name before this movie, but I think he will start to become well recognized as he should for doing a marvelous job. 4.) I loved how the movie was true to the storyline but didn't include Tom Bombadil or else the many, many poems which are....well...umm really not that good that Tolkien seemed to have everywhere in his books. 5.) There seem to be two main plots; Aragorn becoming king and Frodo destroying the ring. With seeing his relationship with Arwen and his leadership, I am far more interested in seeing him and his accomplishments in the next 2 movies than what Frodo does. 6.) Boromir dies in this one and not Two Towers. This was good because it brought more closure to the movie and you could feel it winding down. Things I didn't like as much... 1.) I know the movie is true to the book but it seemed like Frodo was nearly dying left and right. Especially in the mines of Moria where he was saved by the mithril. It seemed like the camera was on him for 10 minutes while he was in agony. Also, everybody seemed to drop what they were doing if he got hurt at all and he was always the target, Yet you didn't see him doing much to help the others except for saving Sam which was really saving Sam from his over-zealousness/puppy dog trait of always wanting to be with Frodo and protect him. 2.) Hugo Weaving as Elrond. While i think he is a good actor and has a rather ominous voice, I dont' feel he is "graceful" enough to be the elf king. He sounds more like a wizard or a narrator then the smooth, soft melody sound that an elf would tend to have. 3.) Merry and Pippin as comic relief...and that's it. They seemed to be pretty useless and only caused trouble. It always seemed like aragorn, boromir and gandalf were bailing them out of trouble. i.e. the creature in the water and dropping the bucket down the well and of course getting carried off at the end. Althought that wasn't so bad because they did actually show some use by diverting the Uruk-Hai from Frodo. All in all, it realy was a great movie, it would be perfect, the best movie ever if nto for a few of those irritatoins that i mentioned.
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Summary: bakecan
Review: the movie totally blew me away i loved it and frodo's eye's were perfect now i totally whorship him to ... .... for any one who really cares. The movie followed the book very closly and movies usually don't do that they kind of stream of to places that are no where close to the book. i thought that peter jackson did an excelent job directing and being drunk outside of the prancing pony. any way back to frodo he was the the best the movie was very powerful and wouldn't change the actors especially not frodo, merry(merridoc brandybuck), pippin ( peregin took), sam gamgee, bilbo, gandalf,sauron, strider( aragorn) sauruman,gollum i wouldn't change any one those where just to name a few i would not change the actors at all thanks for reading this if i could see or get any thing of lord of the rings i would be first in line( theoretically) i would wait for ever if it would take that long. well not forever cause i am pretty impatient
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Summary: Excellent adaptation
Review: Making the trilogy "the Lord of the Rings" in theory is quite a difficult thing to pull off. Fans of the series follow it the way some follow Star Wars or Star Trek. Of course, pulling it all off is only a part, because people all have their own interpretation of the LOTR. Anway, the director Jackson did a great job. The story revolves around a complex universe Middle-earth, and J.R.R. Tolkien, the author, is widely credited with popularising the whole Fantasy genre (wizards and swords and all those things that delight nerds). The intro tells of the evil lord Sauron, who, with a ring of power, smites anyone who gets in the way of his dark plans. He loses it in battle however, and years later it winds up in the hands of a creature named Gollum (followed by the events in another Tolkien classic The Hobbit). To make a long story short, a hobbit (short fellows w/hairy feet) named Frodo has to escort the ring with some fellows including Gandalf the wizard, two human warriors, an elf, and a dwarf. Luckily, Peter Jackson didn't screw this up Hollywood style. They spent extra care to make the scenery just right, and chose the characters well(Ian Mckellen as Gandalf). Very long movie though, and if you aren't into fantasy even remotely, then you shouldn't watch.
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Summary: GREATEST MOVIE EVER
Review: I thought both the movie and the books are great. The cast was magnificent. Christopher Lee was fabulous at playing Saruman (I had so many chills from his evil character.) Elijah Wood was amazing as Frodo and is trully a great actor. Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom bring out blood stopping adrenaline in the fight scenes. Ian McKellen portrayed Gandalf to perfection(it seemed a very hard role to play.) I encoarage anyone that has doubts about this movie to go and see it, as it is simply AMAZING!
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Summary: Epic and Extraordinary
Review: The movie is gorgeous! From the opening voiceover to the haunting Ringwraiths to the enchanting Rivendell, it never ceases to amaze its viewers. The actors could not have been chosen any better, each one portraying their character with amazing realness. Ian McKellan is wonderful as the comical and wise wizard, Gandalf, as Elijah Wood is fantastic as the wide-eyed Frodo Baggins. The movie seamlessly and effortlessly flows from scene to scene. The first half introduces us to the world of Middle Earth and presents us the plot, giving even the most un-Tolkein of fans a clear history of such a complicated world. We witness Frodo journey to Bree, where he meets Viggo Mortensen, wonderfully cast as Aragorn, the heroic human who guides Frodo on his journey, and become chilled with the characters during the eerie scene at Weathertop. Liv Tyler, ethereal and beautiful as the Elvish Princess Arwen, rescues Frodo by fleeing the Nazgul in the most thrilling scene of the movie. It wraps up the journey to Rivendell on an extreme note of energy. Then we are introduced to the rest of the Fellowship in the enchanting Rivendell. The movie carries on, with never a dull moment. We visit the frightening mines of Moria and the mystical world of Lothlorien. Cate Blanchett is fantastic as the mysterious Galadriel. The movie ends with anticipation and a surefire next-year box office hit, The Two Towers. Not one to miss.
Notable Performances:
Ian McKellan- He plays the wizard in such a grandfatherly way, we feel we can all confide in him, a character which we never even knew.
Liv Tyler- She deserves her leading credit and definately not the negative views of the Tolkein fans. She portrays Arwen splendidly and you'll leave the movie wanting to see more of this character.
Elijah Wood- Up and coming, we will be sure to see more of this young man in movies to come.
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Summary: Best ever
Review: I can safly say that The Felowship of the Ring was the best movie I ever saw. It was funny, exciting and romantic and it followed the book so well. I hope every sees it at least once. Myself, I've seen it 3 times :)
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Summary: ALMOST the best movie ever
Review: well, i think it could quite possibly be the best movie i have ever seen. i have read hundreds of books and when i see the screen adaptation i am never satisfied...until now. the lord of the rings was an amazing adaptation. jackson and his crew and staff and actors did a superb job of bringing middle earth to life. viggo mortenson was the best choice for Aragorn! Gandalf was amazing (ian McKellan), and Elijah Wood is back baby! He is a great Frodo! As Gandalf says, "a most unlikely person."
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Summary: one word...FANTASTIC
Review: When I read the LOTR books...I was just amazed...but to see it on the big screen...it was absolutely crazy. Although there are changes here and there, the changes didn't spoil anything and although some people are "nitpicking" by saying they saw a car zooming by in the background (I found it when I went the second time but it was hardly noticeable even when I was looking for it) etc. those things failed to ruin the fine details, accurate casting and work put into this project. But one thing I should mention is that the relationships between the characters, some of them aren't expressed as strongly as I would've liked but hey with only 3hours, it was a job well done! I wouldn't mind watching it again and again!! A must watch regardless of whether you have read the book or not.
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Summary: In a world of magic.
Review: I saw the film 2 days after the premiere. It was awesome, breathtaking. One long rush, from beginning to end. The only "problem" is that some of the peaceful middlesekvenses (e. g. the first meeting with the elves, Tom Bombardilare) are left out. Some spoken lines differ a lot from Tolkien (Let's hunt some orcs!!!), but that maches the movie. If a person is biblic about the book, the film migth be to "fresh" and a large disappiontment. The actors do a wonderfull job, and in the end, you wish that the film goes on just a minute more, though you know it is ending. Seeing the film, was better than Christmas and New Years Eve, together! I can't wait for the sequel!!!!!!
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Summary: Words cannot describe
Review: I hate to sound repetitous, but the movie was the most cinematically stimulating thing I have ever seen in my life. Adventure,love and hate, friendship, death and loss, magic, and redemption; all there waiting. The direction, the acting, the cinematpgraphy--all simply marvelous. I read the books, and I really enjoyed them, but the movie made a good thing perfect. I have seen it three times and would do so again (as soon as I get rid of the crick in my neck that resulted from sitting in the front row twice). Kudos to Peter Jackson. Kudos to Elijah Wood (who made me swallow my tongue with his performance--has he finally broken away from the McCauley Culkin syndrome? The answer is a resounding "yes!") I read most of the reviews and I have to disagree with those who thought Peter Jackson sold out by making Arwen, who rarely appears or has any line in the books,a central character. I must admit that, at first, I was of the same opinion. However, it was so tastefully and logically done that it works. The whole movie works. People go to the movies for entertainment, and the movie provides that and more. Be prepared for some eye candy, but that is not what makes this movie so wonderful; it is a credit to Jackson, his amazing feat, that he has made a movie out of a fantasy classic and he has done it justice.
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