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Summary: Finally, my favorite book made real!
Review: With the many, many reviews written concerning this movie, there is little for me to add. I saw the movie in the theatre, but being deaf, had to wait until this came out for me to really enjoy it. I read the trilogy four times when I was younger. They could not have done a much better job bringing this to screen, and I can hardly wait until the next part of the trilogy. Thank heavens Peter Jackson had the intelligence to wait until the technology was such that he could make Lord of the Rings as it is written. McKellen as Gandalf is superb, Elijah Wood has an unbelieveably poignant face and mannerism (I never thought much of him as a child actor, but then maybe it was the choice of scripts he got and the directors?). His sadness at having to do such a hard task alone is enough to break your heart!Again, those of us with hearing loss enjoy films best when they are in letterbox format. The captioning that we need is then not interfering with the beauty and plot on the screen. I plan to wait until all three movies are out, and then I will get the boxed version with all the outtakes. One thing I must bring attention to...is for once, all the outtakes, the specials, etc. are captioned so I can enjoy them with my hearing family members. I really wish members of the directors and film communities would figure out that captioning of all parts of the DVDs make it worth while for us deafies to buy the blasted things. I was horribly disappointed with The Grinch since only the film itself was captioned!!!! I still maintain, if A Beautiful Mind had not been in the running, Lord of the Rings would have won much more at the Oscars. A truly beautiful movie. Karen Sadler
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Summary: Keeping It Simple ....
Review: Without a doubt, you're looking at one of the finest motion pictures ever committed to celluloid.
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Summary: The Best Movie I have ever seen
Review: Wonderful, Fantastic, Beautiful scenery, Beautiful cinematography, good acting, spectacular special effects, a true piece of art. I could not believe it when it was over... I wanted to turn around and go see it again.
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Summary: Thoroughly satisfying!
Review: Wonderful--the Extended Edition is a must-see! Any Tolkien fan will be gratified by the inclusions presented herein. From little tidbits missing from the theatrical version ("Look Mr. Frodo--it's Mr. Bilbo's Trolls!) to greatly enhanced characterization of many characters, I was utterly delighted.
I do not want to throw out any spoilers, but the extended treatments of the Shire & Lothlorien are far superior to the originals...and yes, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins is portrayed as QUITE curdling...
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Summary: Lord Of The Rings- An Epic Masterpiece!!!
Review: Words cannot not explain how incredible this fantasy movie is. Im a big horor/thriller/gory movie buff and I wasnt really lookin forward to seeing this movie and at the theatre my eyes never left the screen and when the movie ended I would be counting down the days for the next movie! this movie combines fantasy/action/and thriller into one 3 hour masterpiece and without a doubt this is one of the greatest movies of all time and boy! I cant wait till next December! PS. 5 stars all the way...no other choice!
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Summary: Pure Magic
Review: Working in the media has its perks and one of them was being invited to the premier of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring on the 10th of December. Just as it is impossible to describe J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece in a few words, so it is with this epic movie event. Life in Middle-earth is brought to life with an attention to detail that is, at times, quite overwhelming in its exquisite beauty and authenticity. The cast of gifted actors (particularly Sir Ian McKellan in the role of Gandalf and Elijah Wood as the hairy-footed Frodo Baggins) have instilled their characters with a humanity that will remain in your heart long after the movie is over. Add to that an extraordinary soundtrack and seamless special effects, and the result is nothing short of magic. Peter Jackson is a genius. He has created a movie that is about to make history. To those who have been anticipating its release as much as I have, you will not be disappointed (and that goes for hardened purists too). Now when is that DVD being released? I don't think I can wait.
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Summary: Someone needs to be smacked!
Review: Would you add solid lines to a Jackson Pollock? Would you add a movement to Beethoven's Ninth? How about putting a block of lard into your grandmother's special spaghetti sauce? Of course not! The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring has been stomped all over by the movie's maker. When I rented this movie, I fully expected that a few items in the 'back story' might be simplified because of time. I never expected that the screenwriter would leave out entire characters and storylines, fail entirely to develop characterization for the main characters, neglect fully some of the most important aspects of the story, and make things up out of whole cloth! It's unthinkable, unconscionable! To name just a few of the problems with this movie:
-Tom Bombadil is left out entirely, along with the entire storyline surrounding him
-Frodo looks like he is 15, instead of the 50
-Saruman is made to seem as if he has gone over to the dark side entirely and is taking orders directly from Sauron
-The palantir is brought out in an entirely false manner
-Instead of Frodo sneaking off (with Sam) at the end, Aragorn gives his blessing for Frodo to go
-the story behaves as if Aragorn has neglected his throne, rather than is waiting for the appropriate time to take it
-While Boromir does go crazy for the ring as in the story, the movie fully fails to develop why he wants the ring(because of his people failing in Gondor)
-The movie also fails to develop that Boromir's father is the head of Gondor, holding the place that Aragorn should take as king,
-The movie fails to develop what species is what and where/when they have come from and why they matter
-Cate Blanchett has no business playing Galadriel
-The Hobbits keep changing sizes
-At the end of the movie Sam doesn't swing back to the coastline and intercept Frodo (as he does in the book), instead they make up that Sam goes out in the water after Frodo and nearly drowns, necessitating Frodo pulling him out of the water
-So,so,so many things are made up out of whole cloth Perhaps the film maker thought that he was allowed to butcher this classic because he had the technology to make an attractive movie and great effects. He didn't. This movie is a wholly wasted opportunity to create a masterpiece of the movie. I am glad that I rented it, and didn't buy it as I almost did. I do not want anymore of my money going to support this shameful project. I wouldn't even give it one star.
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Summary: Say good-bye to Star Wars
Review: Wow is one of the few words I can say for this movie. It deserves 6 stars at least. If you are thinking of buying this movie however, look at the extended edition too. It packs in an extra 30 minutes of new scenes and also packs two more discs with special features. Also if you have a wide-screen TV, I would recommend the widescreen edition. Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring is the best movie I have ever seen. It combines so many amazing special effects with the riviting story by J.R.R. Tolken to make a true masterpiece. The score is fantastic and it keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire way. If you have never seen the movie you may be a bit disappointed to find that there is no Tom Bombadil or the little poems and songs Tolken writes so often in the book. Overall however, They did a great job with this movie. If you have surround sound, this DVD swallows you up entirely and spits you out at the end completely amazed. This DVD contains a sneak peak of The Two Towers and has separate interviews with each member of the main cast. It contains 2 documentaries on the making of LOTR and also has trailers for LOTR FOTR the Game.
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Summary: Worst EVER!`
Review: Wow what a bad movie!! Elijah Wood was sleepwalking What a horrible choice to play the main role. 3hrs of NOTHING! Gandolf was monotone and Sam acted like a little girl. SLEEPER!!
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE
Review: wow what can i say this movie is the start of an excellent trilogy great directing great visuals great acting.. a long movie at that but what can you expect its an epic fantasy there usally long.. this movie was up for best picture! coming from peter jackson who directed such splatterfests as bad taste meet the feebles and dead alive. if you have seen those you can really tell how his maturity has grown over the years elijah wood was born for this role and sean astin (goonies) is also good as well as the rest of the cast. Great adaptation... to bad it didnt win best picture it deserves it
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