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Summary: This is the best movie EVER!!!
Review: When I read the Hobbit, I didn't really get into the book! I really didn't have an intention to see the movie. But, when I went to see it with my friend, I thought it was amazing, and didn't want to leave the theater. So, I went again(of course) and plan to see it a lot more! I don't think I can wait another year to see the next one or two years to see the end! I would see this movie everyday for the rest of my life if I could. The characters, and the acting was fanominal. Everything was great! I have wanted to be an actress all of my life, and this movie really inspired me to go start doing something about it! It really has inspirted me to become an actress so that maybe someday I will be in a movie that as strong of an impact as this movie! So to all of those people involved in making movies thank-you, and keep up the good work!
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Summary: hard to follow, but then again I used the restroom 4 times
Review: ... At the beginning it was entertaining. Maybe I would have been able to follow it better if I hadn't gone to the bathroom so often. I'd say the movie started feeling long when the fellowship of the ring was built. By that point the only tension feeling I had left was "destroy that ring". Some of the scenes were very confusing to me. "ok that elf lady just started looking really evil and said she past the test and why the heck was frodo handing her the ring, anyway." It got even more confusing with the scenes of the evil people. Suddenly they're digging or creating monsters out of the mud. It started reminding me a bit of the Wizard of Oz. The battles really didn't seem like anything new was happening. And what ever happened to those creatures with no faces? There are a bunch of questions that rose at the beginning that were never answered...I guess to leave you hanging but I was getting sick of sitting there. And to think they don't destroy the ring till the 3rd movies. So I'm guessing just another three hours of running, battle, running...boring!However, I've never read the books. Also it turns out that the Fellowship of the rings (the first lord of the rings book) is actually a bit of a sequal to the hobbit. I think they tried to rush the key points in the hobbit at the beginning but it was way confusing. Of course my brother loved it and made me feel like a complete ditz for not being able to follow it.
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Summary: A Darker Movie, but still wonderful
Review: This review, being number 309, will probably just be another overlooked opinion. What can I say that others haven't? I've read part of the books and listened to the radio dramatization and watched the three cartoon movies. The one thing I haven't seen anyone else mention is that the movie is a little darker than the book. The book has alot of pick-me-up scenes and great songs that lift the mood between the serious parts. I thought some of the characters (the dwarf for example) were played a little darker. I also thought the "Prancing Pony" scene was MUCH to short and to gloomy. I mean, this is the inn renowned for its excellent service to travelers. Another point is that the orcs are a little too gruesome, the book doesn't describe them exactly that way. On the up side, Gandalf is ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL and so is Boromir (the last scene were he.....well, don't want to spoil it, HE'S JUST GREAT!). Any fan will love the action scenes and just watch in sweet bliss at what you never thought you'd ever get to see come to life. Anyway, that part was for the true fans out there who for some reason still haven't seen the movie. For anyone else, you will be swept away by this story and the characters and the action scenes are simply amazing. It will leave you hungry to see more. I myself could have sat there and watched all three movies one right after the other without leaving my seat once. A MUST SEE! EVEN IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE BOOKS! THEN AFTER THE MOVIE, YOU NEED TO READ THEM! The next movie promises to be even better because if the actions scenese were this great in this movie, just wait until the full scale war breaks out in the next one! Less than a year to go!
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Summary: Different then I expected
Review: For those of you wondering if this movie is true to the book, it is...sorta. While some scenes seem to come straight off the pages, others have been deleted. I assume due to time constraints. (I mean the thing is already 3 hrs long!) But the addition of one scene early one didn't sit well with me. The idea of hobbits who have just left home for the first time in their lives attacking a Dark Rider makes me wonder why the h*** it is there in the first place. It doesn't move along the plot, describe the setting or the characters! Other things to look out for are little inconsistencies with the text. Gandalf's sword not glowing, Aragorn fighting where he didn't, Aragorn not having his broken sword, the letter at Bree is missing, etc. Saruman is brought in early and the mistery of Gandalf's disappearance is resolved early on. Which I don't mind too much. Movie goers are more impatient than book readers. Some key lines are taken out. Especially the poetry and songs. I think that without them the story becomes much darker, almost nightmarish. Yes, the whole "all that is gold does not glitter" is gone. As it has in the movie. In the Mines of Moria, the saddness over the loss of a civilization is hardly felt. May I say that I LOVED the movie despite it's faults. The movie has gotten me to reread the trilogy something I've been meaning to do for a long time. I think this is the best movie redition of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings ever and that is the best fantasy film I have seen in a long time. It is a good primer for someone interested in Tolkien's world who does not want to spent a long time reading. Or of the initiated who wants to gain back the feeling he/she had when he/she first read the trilogy. I'd recommend it to everyone, except for children who are not mature enough to understand it and will kick the seat in front of them throughout the movie despite correction. ^_^
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Summary: Wow! Oh My God...I Loved It...I can`t get enough...Wow...
Review: All I have to say is that if the entire world population went to see this movie it would be well justified. I pray to God it knocks down Titanic as the all-time money making movie. Why? Because it is so much more amazing than Titanic. I saw it twice in two days and I`m still going to see it again, with two different friends. I am spreading the word. How can I not, I think of the movie all the time, throughout the entire day. Especially of Legolas Greenleaf my beautiful elf archer played by Orlando Bloom. And Elijah Wood. And Viggo Mortenstein.
To those who count on these reviews to determine whether or not you`ll see this film, take my word on it, it has everything a wonderful movie should have - comedy, action, romance, adventure, drama...I mean it`s nominated for 4 Golden Globes, I think that says something about how much it is being well received. If you won`t take my word on it...see the reviews...they are almost (99%) in favor of the film. The fim is three hours long (then again Titanic ran at 3:15) but it seems like an hour, as long as you don`t have to go to the bathroom, I would have sat through all three of them at once! I still can`t get enough...I`m going to see it again!!!! I suggest you do the same. And those would don`t like the film...well you probably don`t know a good film when it bites you on the ...! Thank you.
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Summary: Genius
Review: There are only a handful of motion pictures that have transcended the medium they inhabit and have transformed the imagination of a generation. Among these are such films are "Gone With the Wind" and "Star Wars". "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" will join the list. However, this movie has even surpassed those milestones in providing an exceptional visual and emotional range. The acting is easily better in this film than in "Star Wars" and has as many, or more, visual delights. The sweep of this movie manages to outdo "Gone With the Wind" by putting an entire world in peril and all its hopes on one small individual. Enthralling from beginning to end, it begs to be seen more than once, if only to catch those small details you may have missed the first time. Quite simply the best fantasy film ever made.
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Summary: One of the best!
Review: Not only does this movie provide action but it has a very strong and great story to back it. I've read all of the lord of the Ring books and I can honestly say that this would have to be one of the best movies that follows along with a book.
That was one of the things I liked best about this movie, it didn't stray too far from the book. Granted, there were events that were missing and the timeline seemed much shorter in the movie, but it always stayed faithful to the book. I remember seeing Legolas walking on top of the snow instead of trudging through it, in the book it mentions this. The fact that minor details were shown adds so much more to the film. I especially like Peter Jackson's interpretation of the making of Saruman's Uruk-hai. Tolkein never wrote about their creation but in the film, the creation to the setting forth of the Uruk-hai is shown. That in my opinion is brilliant.
The costumes of this movie were amazing! Tolkein wrote about the black riders being terrible and frightening creatures and in the movie this was represented very accuratly. Each time the black riders were present their costumes alone gave you goose-bumps. The creatures in the movie were frightening beyond belief especially the orcs and Uruk-hai. Even though they were scary to many people, the outfits and make-up were brilliant! The Elves really gave off a sense of nobility just from their demeanor.
Overall I'd have to say that this was an excellant movie and I recommend that everyone should go see it. But be careful, this is a frightening movie which could be too much for kids under 10.
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Summary: The fastest three hours I ever spent!
Review: Having read the Trilogy five times in the past and maintaining that "The Lord of the Rings" is the greatest book of fiction ever written, I had pretty high expectations for this movie. Those expectations were surpassed! I felt as if I were meeting
all the characters after a very long absence....."Frodo, there you are!"...."Nice to meet you at last, Gandalf"....the casting was perfect. The action was riveting. The special effects were.....SPECIAL! Rivendell was as beautiful as I had pictured it, Moria as awesome and as menacing. It will be hard to wait patiently for the next installment....Frodo is going on with his quest and we're not there to cheer him on!
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Summary: Best film of the year!
Review: I think that this movie is really excellent. It follows the book pretty closly and pretrays the characters exactly how I pictured them. If you want to see a movie full of suspense this is the movie to see. Elijah Wood is brillant in this film. He does an amazing job of making you believe he is really Frodo. This movie is good for everyone to see. It is one that you will never get tired of watching. I went with great expectations and came out totally satisfied.
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Summary: First movie I ever walked out of.....
Review: Okay, I admit I'm not the most ardent Tolkien fan. I've read one or two of the books in this series, but many years ago..... After the first hour and fifteen minutes of this film, I was impressed by the special effects, and amazed that despite those effects, I couldn't sit and watch any more. There were dark figures chasing little hobbits. There was a wizard using magic in battles. There was one LONG background sequence. And yet, I felt like I was watching a home movie where someone pointed a videocamera out the window of their car while crossing an endless field of wheat. There was nothing of any real interest. The characters weren't developed at all, and I had no good idea of their motivations. I know in many films you have to wade through some introduction before things start to become clearer, but that's usually not more than 30 minutes into the film. All I got out of the film was a bit more than an hour and fifteen minutes of agony. I actually had a much better time spending the next hour and a half window-shopping downtown...in the pouring rain!
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