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Summary: The Movie is Great, the Extras are Lame
Review: Fans may want to wait until the Extended Version comes out before buying this. Don't get me wrong the film is great and if that's all you want, this disc is fantastic. However, if you are itching for extras, Disc 2 is an utter disappointment. Most of the features come across as adverts for other Rings merchandise (they even advertise the Extended DVD which you will wish you had bought). Much of the same material is re-edited into the 3 documentaries -- you'll grow quickly bored with hearing Cate Blanchett say she's always wanted pointy ears -- and they offer no real insight into the specifics of creating the film beyond your basic "this guy made the costumes" and "this guy drew concept drawings."
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Summary: Stunning scenery and faithful plot
Review: Fans of Tolkien may have been nervous when word of Peter Jackson's film project first came to their attention. However, after seeing the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, it is a fact that most fans - like this reviewer - were overwhelmed with its cinematic wonders. Perhaps primarily because of Jackson's reliance on John Howe and Alan Lee, the scenery in the movie is stunningly similar to this reviewer's own perceptions of Middle Earth. And the screenplay remains faithful to Tolkien's plot and narrative. This film deserved more Oscars, but the massive popular approval of its fans is an award in itself.
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: Fantastic! "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is full of adventure and drama. Its one of the year 2001's best movies.GRADE: A out of an A+
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Summary: "Fellowship" overtakes my other fantasy favorite
Review: Fellowship of the Ring and probably its two sequels takes over my favorite fantasy movie, just barely beating Dragonslayer (which I don't know why is not on DVD yet)...these two are heads above the rest, even including my beloved Star Wars, which doesn't hold up when you compare them to the above gems. I wasn't a great Tolkien fan, but I've seen the movie 3 times and will see it probably 2 more times in theaters. The acting, plot, sound, cinematography...everything HAS TO BE SEEN IN THE THEATERS, PREFERABLY A BIG SCREEN. Fellowship has made me plan to buy a home stereo system with a high definition TV because there's no way I'll watch it any other way.
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Summary: GREAT!
Review: Fellowship of the Ring is a great movie. I know a lot of people were disappointed that there wasn't enough action or it didn't have much of an ending, but the thing people have to realise is that it's based off a book that was not intended to be a trilogy. They also have to realise that it's the first movie in the series, and so of course there's going to be a lot of introduction as to who's who and what's going on. People also have to realise that there's a lot of different story lines in the books, and you couldn't put all those different plots into a movie. There's a lot of ways you could translate the books, and the movie is just one of those translations. Jackson decided to go with the main plot, which was destroying the One Ring. So there's things he cut out that don't pertain to that concept. I think this movie has to be one of the greatest movies ever. Steve Jackson is a great director. He did a very good job of taking the books and bringing them to life on the silver screen I know another complaint people had was how much that wasn't in the movie. There were a lot of complaints about, say, Tom Bombadil not being in the movie. Tom Bombadil was a great character in the book, but obviously if Jackson had put everything in the movie that was in the book, instead of watching a 3-hr. movie (4 if it's the extended version), you'd be watching at least a 6 or 7 hour movie (and that's just Fellowship!). There's also some awesome acting in the movie. I'm not one to go to a movie just because of the actors, but some of these actors I've seen in other movies, like Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom, and I have to admit that every movie I've seen them in, they've always done a great job. There's also a couple actors that I haven't heard of before, but they also did a really good job of bringing the characters to life. I definately recommend the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring to anyone that likes any kind of fantasy. It is an hour longer than the version that was released in theaters, but it's worth it if you have the attention span for it.
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Summary: A cinematic triumph
Review: Fellowship of the Ring is a triumph. It is a work of passion and emotion. Peter Jackson demonstrates not only a passionate commitment to Tolkien's world but, more importantly, a cinematic vision of his own (as well as the technical skill to realize it). However, it must be said that it's only predictable that many Tolkien fanatics will complain about streamlining. But most of us -- both aficionados who aren't blinded and uninitiated viewers who aren't jaded -- will find it glorious entertainment -- long but never dull, filled with plot but surprisingly clear, and even at some points quite moving. The CGI are awesome -- almost flawless. The acting was very, very good. But it was a very good cast: McKellen's Gandalf is good-humored strength incarnate. Wood's Frodo is the wide-eyed innocent who is indeed not like his dear relative Bilbo. Viggo Mortensen is wicked with a sword, and I loved his underplayed, unpretentious air. Sean Astin's self-sacrificing Sam is perfect, Orlando Bloom's Legolas is deadly elegance. The more tightly wrapped snobs out there who despise Tolkien see the warm response to "Fellowship" as decadence incarnate, but the fact is, people are not only responding to the awesome setting of Middle Earth, but to Jackson's interpretation of Tolkien's themes which have endured for nearly half a century: we are emphatically and graphically reminded of the enormous power of evil, how it takes many forms and can never be totally destroyed. Lord of the Rings is a fable that echos the myths of Western history and its moral backbone warns of the misuse of power, which in todays "war against terrorism", resonates an important urgency.....
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Summary: Five-star entertainment!!!
Review: Fellowship of the Ring is a wonderful movie, filled with moving and desperate moments where the characters we have read about come to life on the screen. This was the best film adaptation that could be made. The Lord Of The Rings is so real looking that it gave me shivers down my spine the first time I watched it. It is well worth the money to buy it. I can not wait for The Two Towers, and The Return Of The King to come out so I can buy them. I Highly recommend this movie to anyone, whether you love stories of action/adventure or whatever. I bought this DVD the day it came out and I LOVE it so much! There are TONS of special features! Buy it to watch them! See this amazing movie at least once!
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Summary: LOTR is the BEST!!!
Review: Fellowship of the Ring is one of the most excellent first chapters of a trilogy i have ever seen. Unlike the overall disappointing Star Wars:Episode 1, Fellowship's anticipation was well deserved. I was not a big lotr fan until i read Fellowship and saw the movie in its opening weekend. LOTR is now my favorite series!! Gandalf is perfectly played by Ian McKellen. Infact almost every character is perfectly cast, especially Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn. There are some characters that dont belong in some of the action sequences (ARWEN!!!!!!!!!!) but other than that this movie is great. The story is of course excellent. And the direction, acting, scenery, detail, and special effects are great as well. But the action scenes (weathertop, Bridge of Khazadum, Amon Hen) are the best parts of this, my favorite movie. But, I have a big feeling that The Two Towers, which opens wednesday :D, will top it in almost every single way.
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Summary: Pure excellancy
Review: Fellowship of the ring takes the cake. Drama! Action! Romance! F.O.T.R. is all that in the plot of a fanasy world inspired by Tolkien. The characters were well thought out in great detail. this movie prestigiously deserves 5 complete stars. I can clearly see why The lord of the rings is the movie of the year. The scenery itself is specacular and the cave troll is so graphical. When Harry Potter came out I thought it would wipe out all movies but when the lord of the rings came out it left Harry Potter in the dust. Luxemburgh ratings reccomends this movie to practically anyone for it's simply a masterpiece.
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Summary: Great adaption to the book and then some
Review: Finally a 3 hour long epic that is worth sitting through. I read the book recently and although their is just a speck of stuff missing, Peter Jackson has still done a wonderful job of bringing everything to life. Although it's missing stuff like the hobbits almost getting swallowed alive by a giant tree and one or 2 characters. It makes up for it with Strider getting a lot more action both romance wise and fighting wise, just as I wished while reading the book. Has a really cool sword fight towards the end with an orc and it's just awesome. Believe me if there's a fantasy so good that it has me saying "Willow ?, what Willow ?" it has to be good and this is that movie. The cast is fantastic and everyone of them are believeable in their roles, especially Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortenson as Gandalf and Strider. The film's only problems are that it's too long and that Howard Shore score at times can be lame. Other than that you got a great movie with great visuals, great action, great perfomances like I said and very cool creatures. Don't waste your time go see it but don't fall asleep you just might miss a good part which with this movie is very possible.
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