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Summary: A TRUE MASTERPIECE
Review: I KNOW YOU ARE TIRED OF READING THE 4000 PLUS REVIEWS FOR THIS MOVIE SO I ADVISE YOU TO TAKE A SMALL BREAK AND REST YOUR EYES FOR A MOMENT AND BREATHE DEEPLY EXHALING SLOWLY.......
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Summary: ^_^
Review: ALL I CAN SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT MOVIE IN THE WORLD THAT HAS EVER BEEN MADE AND THAT WILL BE MADE! IF YOU LIOKE GOOD MOVIES WATCH THIS IT'S SO PERFECT! I'M NOT LYING! I'M AN OBSESSED FAN!
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Summary: The Ring
Review: Ah, I'm just keepin' the Lord of the Rings pride alive with another great rating. Click "not helpful" if you must, but just know, if you do, you're defiling the very heart and soul that it took to make this wonderous creation. I bid you good evening.
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Summary: A Beautiful Telling of A Classic Story
Review: This movie is an immediate classic, of a caliber and quality of filmmaking rarely seen when adapting literature to the big screen. The Lord of the Rings novels, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, are immense in their scope, with multiple plots and an army's worth of principal characters. It seemed that adapting these novels to film would be nearly impossible, if any justice to the original stories was to be served. It has been done.This Platinum Series Extended Edition of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is a masterpiece of modern filmmaking. This edition of the film, which runs approximately 4 hours in length, captures everything important about Tolkien's first installment in the Ring Series. In this film, we are introduced to Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), nephew of Bilbo Baggins, and future "heir" to the ring of power. By no choice of his own, Frodo is sent on a quest to take the Ring of Power to the Elf City, where it can be kept safe against the growing power of Mordor, who seeks to possess the ring. Aided by the powerful wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan), a mysterious soldier known as Strider and a band of loyal Hobbits, Frodo begins his quest, which will ultimately lead him to the heart of Mordor, where he must attempt to destroy the ring. Of course, this synopsis does the film absolutely no justice. The film, which has the feel of a true epic, is full of rich characters, beautiful scenery, incredible special effects and enough plots and sub-plots to keep anyone entertained even when viewing the film multiple times. The settings are incredibly beautiful, especially the Elvish City, set in a valley full of waterfalls and lust vegitation. The story behind the filming of this film is also fascinating, and in this special edition DVD set, there are two Appendices disks included with hours of production material, including how the director attempted to faithfully recreate each character and situation from the books, using much state of the art special effects technology to transport the viewer to "Middle Earth" with a feeling that what they are viewing is completely real. For parents considering this movie for their children, there are a few moments in the film which might be somewhat unsettling to younger viewers. The orcs and goblins are frightening in their appearance. There is little blood in this film, despite the many battle sequences. Overall, the film is a powerfully positive experience for any viewer, young or old, and should be able to be enjoyed by the entire family. This DVD set, which contains 4 disks in all, is truly a worthwhile collection to own. For anyone who is an avid fan of the original novels, it should be noted that some material contained in Tolkien's Fellowship novel are missing, and others have been changed some to make the film more linear, but these changes in no way detract from the essence of Tolkien's story, and even the most dedicated Tolkien fan should enjoy this film immensely.
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Summary: Amazing!!!!
Review: Just wanted to say this movie is amazing and Peter Jackson and all the rest of the people involved did an absolutly wonderful job. Anyone whose read the books( and i have) knows that it is virtually impossible to put all of tolkiens information and dialogue into these movies.
The folowing is to CAFFIENEOMAN or whatever his name id from ITALY you obviously didnt read the books because in the books it wasnt Legolas at all who saves Frodo it is in fact Glorfinel. although i know arwe does not save him either it would be to hard to put Glorfindels character into the movie because it wold just make it too confusing.
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Review: This is one of the greatest fantasy stories ever. The characters of Aragorn, Frodo, Gandalf, Sam, Gimli, Legolas, Elrond, Arwen, and pretty much every other character. The places such as Hobbiton, Rivendell, Lothlorien, Bree, Moria, Isengard, etc. Are literally amazing creations. If you buy one movie this year, seriously you should, buy The Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Edition) DVD.
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Summary: Cool gifts but the movie...
Review: I think that who has read the book and loved it will agree with me. What I see is just some fancy special effects with good looking actors and a very few original elements from the book.
And, someone can explain why did they used Arwen instead of Legolas to save Frodo? Maybe they needed a good looking girl to sell more posters and t-shirts?
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Summary: A Different Point of View
Review: I love Tolkien and have read just about everything he has written. My love of Tolkien goes hand in hand with my love of all things medieval, and LOTR is definitely a medieval epic. I love action films as well, especially those with a medieval theme, but science fiction is up there too. (I'm also a big fan of art films, but I'm not a snob.) Thus, I should have loved LOTR on film. I hated it. I admit that the cinematography, the sets, and the special effects are extraordinary. But everything else about the film seems to have gone wrong. The script is disappointing as are Frodo and his friends, who look like they are 16 and behave like they are 12. And there is a weariness and a monotony to every scene, at least for me. There is no drama, no tension, and no humor. The whole picture feels dark and dreary. After half an hour of LOTR I began to squirm. It took a lot of will power for me to watch it through. I squirm during the first half of Cameron's "Titanic" also, with its cliche'd script and comic-book characters, but once the ship has struck the iceberg, I am rivetted to the screen for the duration, even after a dozen viewings. LOTR offers me no similar compensation. Movies like "Aliens," "RoboCop," "Starship Troopers," and "Ben-Hur" have a lot of wonderful action, but they also have much more. I am in a small minority, I know. Attendance at this movie was phenomenal. The critics have liked it (but weren't always excited). But there seems to be too much that is missing from this film. Except for a slavish adherence to the plot of "The Fellowship of the Ring," the most important missing element seems to be Tolkien. If you have already seen this film and liked it, then ignore my review. All reviews are subjective, mine no less than others. If you already know what your feelings are with regard to this film, then you don't need to know my opinion in order to decide on its purchase. But if you think that you enjoy movies for the same reasons that I do, then my advice is to rent before you buy.
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Summary: Film History in the Making
Review: On December 23rd, 2001 I walked into a theater to see 'the Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring', and though I did not know it at the time, I walked out a changed person. Of all the movies I have ever seen, this film and the sequel after it were clearly and obviously the best of them all. Every element of this film is flawless...the acting, the direction, the score, everything. This movie is not just entertainment, it is art...every frame is a beautiful masterpiece. Although it deserved far more recognition than it got, what the Academy thinks holds little sway with me. I know that this film towers above any of its time as not only a good film, but a superb film, an acheivement in filmmaking as well as storytelling.
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum
Review: While the visual effects were very good, the screenplay left something to be desired. I enjoyed the movie greatly, however I regret having read the book before I saw the movie. I do realize you could never cover the book in its entirety in a three hour movie. However, the director took some sharp turns from the book, I suppose to make the movie watchable by people who havent read the book. There are several parts of the book that are left out, which in my opinion are pivotal to the overall theme of the story. Also, there are situations added in that were never in the book. The worst part is the way some of the characters were written. Gandalf is written (in the movie) as a doddering old man with underlying power. Gandalf in the book was never goofy like this. If you plan on watching this movie, be sure to read the books AFTER you have seen it. You will enjoy the movie much more.
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