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Summary: Bravo!!!
Review: Bravo!!!
Greatest movie since the original Star Wars.
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Summary: BREATH TAKING
Review: Breath taking - this is the best film ever (ever) if you have not seen it then you should go to your film straight away. I'm flabbergasted, it'll totally make you cry. The theme of the movie is completely different to what i expected go take your whole family to see it over Christmas (even take your granny and aunts and cousins and friends)You will love it and thats a PROMISE ...
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Summary: "Brian Hoven" Gives it 3.5 thumbs up
Review: Brian Hoven the God of all quest movies, has taken on what one might call an obsession with this movie. His love for wizards and hobits is endless. Being an expert that he is, as most already know, he states they(upcoming movies)can only get better.Brian Hoven is the King of the Shire.
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Summary: Exceeded my expectations...
Review: Briefly... I must admit that I was totally skeptical about the movie since I have read the books three times over a twenty-year time span. Each time I read the books, I appreciated them even more than the last. So it was with heavy heart as I made my way to see the movie, as I was sure to be disappointed. How could the movie possibly capture the spirit of the book(s)? Well, it did; it was absolutely magnificent! Of course, it wasn't perfect either, but what can you expect from a movie that tries to capture a book of this magnitude in less than three hours? My favorite aspect? It's a tough decision, but if you twist my arm and make me cry 'uncle' (..where did that saying come from?), I would have to choose the characters and how they looked from Gandalf to all the Mordor-creatures; stupendous! For example, the Orcs were much more gruesome/fearsome than I imagined, and they were so realistic... To sum it up: WOW!
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Summary: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: Brilliant! Peter Jackson made a perfect choice of actors and actresses.Very sad when Gandalf the Grey fell down the hole and when Boromir of Gondor was killed by the Urak-Hai leader.I was in tears!Very emotional ending when Sam and Frodo started for Mordor on their own.Also a perfect beginning of a perfectly amazing movie.I liked the hobbit holes in Hobbiton.They were very realistic indeed.The special effects were fantastic aswell,especially the Rivendells and Lothloriens Elves' ears.All in all,a brilliant movie altogether!I compliment Peter Jackson,the cast and crew and not forgetting the Author,JRR Tolkien!Truly magical.
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Summary: I know it's been done to death...
Review: But I'm writing a review anyway. 3 stars for it being a review of the movie and not the DVD. Although I am pleased to see the whole movie will be on one DVD! Anyway...I've seen it twice, the first time, going in as a Tolkien fan of more than a decade, expecting certain things (such as I had heard Arwen wouldn't do too much) only to be hideously disappointed by the loss of what I thought to be a crucial scene for Frodo (telling off all nine Ringwraiths when you've got nine toes in the grave shows some WILL...but instead we get Arwen usurping the power of Elrond, Gandalf, stealing Glorfindel's horse, and making Aragorn look bad), so I was somewhat disappointed in the film; there are a number of other details I could gripe about, generally Tolkienite technicalities, not things like the condensation that took place (I understand that that much book has to be snipped, and they did a generally good job snipping!). The Ringwraiths were rather weak as 'synchronized swimmers', and I felt really bad for Frodo the designated Dartboard that every bad thing in the universe was out to get...but I must confess I was still over-awed and would have very willingly sat in the theatre for 6 more hours to see TTT and RotK. Upon the second viewing I was much more impressed, because knowing what was going to happen in certain places, I was able to see that Jackson had shifted the crucial Frodo scene from the Ford to Weathertop; the scene is much different, but it still gives Frodo the sense of iron will...instead of telling off Ringwraiths he pulls the Ring away from the Witch-King while pinned to the ground by a dagger. Very different, but the end effect is similar. There were other shifts like that which I didn't catch the first time. I came out of the second viewing with the realization that there were two movies here--one for the Tolkien fanatic like me who would be ecstatically gleeful when they saw the attention to detail (Legolas walking on snow) and how much of Tolkien's actual writing was used (such as the part about Pity, and that Fool of a Took), and a second movie for those who were not previous readers or fans. It made me wonder about what that second movie was like...I could only catch a glimpse of it. I was very impressed the second time through by Elrond and Boromir--Hugo Weaving and Sean Bean did a spectacular job. The look of outraged amusement in Elrond's eyes when Hobbits start popping out of the woodwork is priceless, and Boromir was well played through-out. I can understand the frustration of non-readers when they get to the end--I saw it first with my parents and my mom was wondering how in the world they were going to wrap the story up in the next ten minutes. As it stands, I'm torn about which edition to buy...I want to see more movie (especially as I've heard what the scenes cut were), but then the idea of not having to change discs partway through and ruin the experience is very appealing....
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Summary: It could have been awesome
Review: but instead its merely boring hollywood crap dressed up in "magical" special effects. The acting is subpar for the most part and many of the characters are really non-existant. The book is ten times better. If your idea of a good movie is the Matrix than you'll love this. This is my own opinion so dont freak out because I dont fall for hollywood garbage.
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Summary: Maybe not the best movie ever.....
Review: But the best fantasy film ever!!!!!!! This movie is the coolest. Elijah Wood does a great performance. At first I didn't know him, but now he one of the cutest actors I ever seen. I'm sure everyone agrees with me as the best fantasy film. This is what fantasy should be for every fantasy film out there. And is probably where fantasy really begins. Right here, at the trilogy of the Lord of the Rings. Everyone should see it. Don't think it is some sappy film that you don't want to see. You gotta see it, believe me. I give it 10/10. If your into fantasy and want to see what a movie really should be, you gotta see this movie.
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Summary: Curious re-edit not as good as the theatrical release
Review: Buy this edition for the documentaries, comentaries, and cool LoTR paraphenalia, but if you are a fan of excellent _cinema_ you might like to consider renting before buying. Why? This "special edition" is NOT the wonderful theatrical release PLUS additional scenes that simply add to your enjoyment, but is instead a curious re-edit of the movie. In my opinion, the many changes from the original version sacrifice pace, focus, and narrative flow for the dubious benefits of showing modified and/or extended scenes that: (1) restore lines of Tolkein's dialogue/exposition,(2)restore stunt work that is silly (e.g. Aragorn and Boromir pulling the Cave Troll's chain; Merry and Pippin killing Uruk Hai by throwing stones [hobbits + uruk hai = ewoks + stormtroopers???]). Lines are inexplicably taken from one character and given to another, diminishing several great performances in the process, but without adding much. The new scenes frequently don't quite match the look of the original footage, which I found jarring. Worse, the long awaited Lothlorien gift giving scene is merely OK, and includes material that departs from the books (e.g. Sam gets rope as his gift - even if the Battle of the Shire has been cut from the movie trilogy, why not still have Galadriel give Sam a gift for his garden in hope of better days?; Aragorn does not receive the golden scabbard for Narsil, as that sword is still broken back in Rivendell in this movie, but if he doesn't have a scabbard from Lorien the scene at the door to Theoden's Hall is badly damaged, and for no good reason!). Worst of all, the much advertised additional music jumps in all over the place, changing the rhythms of the scenes in a way that shows just how fantastic were the original editing and scoring. Bottom line: I loved the theatrical release, and am sadly disappointed by this "special edition". I will watch this edition for the commentaries, and will enjoy the documentaries and fine WETA bookends, but I will go back to the theatrical release DVD whenever I want to enjoy a masterpiece of cinema.
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Summary: Curious re-edit not as good as the theatrical release
Review: Buy this edition for the documentaries, comentaries, and cool LoTR paraphenalia, but if you are a fan of excellent _cinema_ you might like to consider renting before buying. Why? This "special edition" is NOT the wonderful theatrical release PLUS additional scenes that simply add to your enjoyment, but is instead a curious re-edit of the movie. In my opinion, the many changes from the original version sacrifice pace, focus, and narrative flow for the dubious benefits of showing modified and/or extended scenes that: (1) restore lines of Tolkein's dialogue/exposition,(2)restore stunt work that is silly (e.g. Aragorn and Boromir pulling the Cave Troll's chain; Merry and Pippin killing Uruk Hai by throwing stones [hobbits + uruk hai = ewoks + stormtroopers???]). Lines are inexplicably taken from one character and given to another, diminishing several great performances in the process, but without adding much. The new scenes frequently don't quite match the look of the original footage, which I found jarring. Worse, the long awaited Lothlorien gift giving scene is merely OK, and includes material that departs from the books (e.g. Sam gets rope as his gift - even if the Battle of the Shire has been cut from the movie trilogy, why not still have Galadriel give Sam a gift for his garden in hope of better days?; Aragorn does not receive the golden scabbard for Narsil, as that sword is still broken back in Rivendell in this movie, but if he doesn't have a scabbard from Lorien the scene at the door to Theoden's Hall is badly damaged, and for no good reason!). Worst of all, the much advertised additional music jumps in all over the place, changing the rhythms of the scenes in a way that shows just how fantastic were the original editing and scoring. Bottom line: I loved the theatrical release, and am sadly disappointed by this "special edition". I will watch this edition for the commentaries, and will enjoy the documentaries and fine WETA bookends, but I will go back to the theatrical release DVD whenever I want to enjoy a masterpiece of cinema.
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