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Summary: LOTR ROCKS
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Summary: Not much to say here.
Review: It's bloody brilliant--it has earned its slot in the High Nerd Pantheon, and resides next to the original Star Wars trilogy in the Temple of Revered Movies. In fact, it's so good that the general public has accepted it as brilliance--this is certainly the shining star of the first decade of filmaking in the first decade of the 2000s.Anything and everything has been said about this movie, and I won't waste your time. If you don't have it, buy it. If you have the original version, buy this. It's longer, true, but it feels much shorter. It's more coherant, it's more emotional--this is how this movie was MEANT to be seen. Anything else is denying yourself the true glory of this movie.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings
Review: I loved the books and the movie. However, the quality of the VHS tape I received from Amazon.com was terrible. Near the beginning and several times while playing there was a great deal of "snow" and glitches which made it appear to be a cut-and-paste or used version. When I attempted to view the movie a second time it was "ejected" from the VCR. I tried it with another VCR and it was "ejected" again. This video version was a complete waste of $$$$. I will purchase this video a second time from another source.
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Summary: Instant Classic
Review: Sprawling adaptation of the first of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy of science-fiction novels (and the first of a trilogy of films) that centre around the adventures of pure-hearted hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood), who must undergo a journey to destroy a ring that turns its bearer towards the evil pursuit of world domination and destruction. In the first of the three films made from these wonderful novels, Frodo forms a group of friends who accompany him on his journey towards the destruction of the ring he has in his possession, but it soon becomes clear that the jewel's power over weak hearts is too much for them and they end up possibly endangering him more than helping him. Beautifully photographed and designed, the film benefits mostly from director Peter Jackson's perfect pacing that never allows the film's lengthy running time of three hours to ever feel tiring or overindulgent. Another plus is the absolutely perfect casting, with an all-star roster of talented actors filling in the roles that dominate Tolkien's imaginary world: Cate Blanchett as a powerful elf sorceress will actually stop your heart, Liv Tyler as an elf princess is stunning, and Viggo Mortensen and Sean Bean are terrific as the human men in Frodo's company who are probably the most susceptible to the ring's powers. Ian McKellen steals every single one of his scenes with his layered and gifted performance as the powerful wizard Gandalf, and the film is peppered with terrifying moments that you will never shake off before the whole adventure is over. Naturally, its being a part of a trilogy means that there really is no ending, but thanks to Jackson's incredibly good emotional structure the film has a healthy sense of closure before it ends, making the wait for the next adventure not so grueling (except for the fact that this movie is so good you will want the next chapter immediately!)
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Summary: Forget the original theatrical version. This one is amazing!
Review: Forget everything you saw in the theater. The extended version DVD features 30 minutes of additional footage that truly enhances Peter Jackson's vision for the trilogy. Some additional footage is only seconds long, while other parts include full scenes. Among them you'll find an introduction and additional footage of the Shire, Merry and Pip singing in a bar, a longer Fellowship council scene with further insights into Boromir's attraction to the ring, some additional footage that helps to explain Aragorn and Arwen's relationship, Samwise reciting some poetry after Gandalf's death, and some wonderful footage with Galadriel at Lothlorien as she gives each member of the fellowship a gift to take with them. The only drawback, and it is a minor one, is that this version also includes additional scenes of violence. In particular, one scene where the Uruk-Hai attacking Boromir pulls a knife from his leg and licks it, was inappropriate. The extended version is far truer to the original story in that it adds additional moments of levity and grace that seemed missing from the original theatrical version. The stories are filled with examples of the hobbits singing and reciting poems as they journey, and the extended version attempts to put some of that back into the film. This helps to make the film not quite so dark. Fans of the film will not be disappointed with this DVD set.
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Summary: Must have!
Review: This DVD is a MUST HAVE for any LotR fan. The extended edition icorporates 30 minutes of added footage directly into the feature, and a cheater guide accompanies the DVD to let you know where to look for the new footage. Also, the extras on this disc provide hours and hours of behind the scenes tape of the making of the movie (and they're careful to only show the making of THIS movie) all the way up to the LA premiere. There aren't enough stars for this one.
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Summary: Extra Edition DVD Well worth it!!! (Eastereggs found...)
Review: I had first read the book trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien when I was 12, and I loved the book. So when I heard New Line Cinema would adapt it into a trilogy movie, I was a little suspicious. But that was before I had seen it! Christmas 2001 I went to the theatre expecting to see another average movie...I was completely wrong! The film was awesome, and I waited eagerly until the extended DVD Edition would be out (a long wait, since it took almost a year), but even with the few dollars more, the 4-disc DVD package is well worth the prize. It features a 200 minutes extended film with many new scenes like Galadriel giving the gifts to the fellowship on their departure in Lothlorien. All together, the discs have more than 20 hours (!!!) of extra footage spread all out over 4 discs, and there are 2 eastereggs hidden as well!!!
Disc 1: - First Part of LOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring, you can also select the particular scene.
- 4 First parts of Audio Commentary ( by Directors, Art Directors, Post Production Team & The Cast) during the film, this is extremely interesting, since they comment on each scene with sometimes hilarious facts, and it's 4 times the whole movie!!!
********- On this disc you can find the first easteregg: The Lord of the Rings Parodie made by MTV - for the MTV Movie Awards which has added hilarious cuts with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Jack Black into the scene with Elrond's council. You can view it by scrolling down to the end in the scene select menu, and click on the words "NEW SCENE". It's really funny!!! Disc 2: - Second part of the Lord of the Rings, including new scenes again!
- Second part of the 4 audio commentaries.
********- Second Easteregg: The Theatrical Trailer that was shown in the US at the end of the screening of the Fellowhip in cinemas of The Two Towers. It gives a 4 minutes preview of beautyful scenes the sequel to LOTR 1. You can find it in the "Select a scene" menu, when you again scroll down till the end, until in the right corner of the screen two towers light up from out of nowhere. If you click on OK, Peter Jackson congratulates you for finding this second easter egg. Disc 3: - Features the First part of the Appendices: From Book to Vision. Everything you hadn't heard in the audio commentaries is shown here about: + The Creator: J.R.R. Tolkien
+ From Book to Script
+ Visualizing the Story
+ Designing and Building Middle Earth
+ Middle Earth Atlas, allowing you to see a short cut journey of how Frodo traveled with the Ring, and you can also trace back Gandalf's journey on his quest to find out about the One Ring.
+ New Zealand as Middle Earth: Which shows you what places and cities were used as Middle Earth sets on both the North and South Island. Disc 4: - Features the making and filming of the movie. From Vision to Reality.
About: + A Cast feature, the producers tell about how they picked the cast.
+ A Day in The Life of A hobbit: Very funny sequence, showing the things a hobbit goes through on the set in New Zealand.
+ Cameras in Middle Earth
+ Big-atures: Revealing what scenes in the film were shot with big-atures, beautifully made by artists.
+ Weta-Digital: Shows how computer artists made the visual effects and Digital monsters.
+ Scale: Explains how the makers of the film enabled hobbits to be smaller than humans or wizard without any real digital gradings.
+ Editorial: Features the cutting of scenery. Afterwards, you can assemble the 6 camera shots of Elrond's Council into your own film, by jumping quickly between them, in the end yous see the final original draft of it as it is in the movies.
+ Digital Grading
+ Music For Middle Earth: Featuring the composing of Howard Shore's music for the films.
+ The Soundscapes of Middle Earth
+ The Road goes ever on... Shows the premieres of the Fellowship in New Zealand, as well as commentary of the cast and producers about their performance. I hope that this review has helped any of you in your decision about whether or not buying this extended edition of the DVD. Anyway, I am glad that I have seen The Two Towers as well, and am eagerly waiting for another extended version of that movie, as well the sequel to it: The Return of the King, Christmas 2003!!!
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Summary: THe Best of the Best
Review: It is an amazing movie. One of the best ones I have ever watched.And for the people that have never watched this film, just buy it, and you will see how incredible it is.
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum
Review: The extraordinary interpretation of Tolkien's first book in the LOTR series goes without saying. Jackson and his crew put together an incredible collection of additional information, footage and interviews that compliment and enhance the original theater release.
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Summary: Expensive but worth the money
Review: I bought FOTR (Fellowship of the Ring) on VHS when it first came out on August 6th. My family then thought I was crazy because I wanted the EE (extended edition) on DVD. I'm used to being called crazy though, so I didn't mind. ;) I finally received the EE on DVD about a month after it first came out and OMG!!!! Some of the scenes are incredible! If you are a ringer (Tolkien fan) and you love the books and you were VERY annoyed that Galadriel giving all the members of the Fellowship gifts was taken out, you should definitely buy this. For others who just liked the theatrical version of FOTR, I don't think I would really recommend this, because a lot of the scenes you really have to have read the books to understand. AND some of them are very easy to see why they were taken out (e.g., Aragorn singing: he has a horrible singing voice!!! Sorry Viggo). One of my favorite scenes was "At the Green Dragon" (an inn in Hobbiton) with Pippin and Merry dancing on the table and singing. It was sooooo hobbit-like. One scene that I thought was strange was after Frodo is wounded by the ringwraith on the hill of Weathertop, the hobbits and "Strider" are sitting right under the trolls that Gandalf turned to stone in The Hobbit. Sam is ridiculous though, saying "Look Mr. Frodo! It's Mr. Bilbo's trolls!" Waaaay to upbeat when his master is dying. The special features are amazing too. I've watched all of them but two. Again, if you really liked FOTR but you're not that interested in seeing little scenes that were taken out or how Aragorn's chain mail shirt was made (j/k! I never saw if the chain mail shirt was Aragorn's or not), then you'll be bored by this. Every single little weapon, piece of clothing, set, location, actor, actress, crew member, is described in pinpoint detail. It's fantastic. For other ringers, a point of interest is that a part of the special features has a section where you can see the early storyboards acted out for the Sarn Gebir rapids (when there was flooding on the river where the set was, the set was washed away), the orc chase into Lothlorien, and I think something else but I forget what it was. This is definitely a must-have for all Tolkien devotees! :)
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