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Summary: Wonderful movie!
Review: I read the book and was reluctant to see the movie, assuming that it would very likely disappoint me. But on the contrary, I was greatly surprised when I realized that the movie faithfully respects the integrity of the original story and provides a beautiful glimpse into this wonderful book. I ended up seeing the movie three times in less than two weeks!
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Summary: Beautiful and boring
Review: I guess we live in a different universe. My wife, my daughter, my son, my daughter's boyfriend, all of us could hardly wait for this dim witted movie to end. It starts beautifully. I'd love to live in Hobitland or whatever its called. Gandalf is pretty cool looking, but he isn't a very good wizard. he doesn't seem to have much power. From that point on the plot goes meet one bad guy, vanquish the bad guy, meet the next bad guy, vanquish that bad guy. It seemed endless. No plot twists. No surprises. The villains are all conventional looking monsters. The orchs look like they were cobbled together from a half dozen horror movies. From the ecstatic reviews I was hoping for some of the magic of the first Star Wars, but alas, this movie seems to me to be the latest case of the emperor wearing no clothes.
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Summary: Beautiful Film
Review: After reading many of the bad reviews people have written, I decided to write my own.
The day after seeing Harry Potter, I started reading the Fellowship of the Rings. I was 3/4 of the way done with the book (1/2 of the movie) when I went to see it. I most definitely had high expectations.
The movie was wonderful. The battles seemed a little exaggerated while the character development was a bit lacking but I think this was necessary because it showed how dangerous the journey was. The best thing about the movie was its clarity. The book is a hard read and the movie explained everything so I wasn't missing anything. It explains the history of the ring wonderfully for those who haven't read the book and it visualizes everything like gollum, the mines, the orcs, and the size of the different characters. Though they definitely had to cut down the book, like the songs, Tom Bombadil, and the dialogue, I think they did an amazing job of retelling the adventure. Liv Tyler (Arwen) was the only character who didn't seem to fit in all the way.
I think those who did not enjoy this film were either LOTR freaks who were too anal or those who don't enjoy such deep and rich stories. My 12 year old brother saw this film 3 times after reading the book with my dad for a whole year and he loves it. Maybe the people who kept checking their watch and thought that this was a boring movie should stick to light-hearted comedies.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings
Review: Very well done. Sticks very close to the book. December is too long to wait for the next chapter of this trilogy!
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Summary: Great Movie For Kids & Adults!!
Review: This Movie Is Great For Pepole Who Have Liked LORD OF THE RINGS. Peter Jackson Has Done A Great Direction For This !0 Star Film!!
For This Movie New Line Cinema and Wignut Films Has Done A Great Job Making LORD OF THE RINGS!!
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Summary: Three Stars is a gift from Elbereth!!!
Review: There are two kinds of people who will watch this movie. Those who have read the books and those who have not. I fall into the former category, so if you haven't read the books please disregard the following and enjoy the movie. But for those of you who truly adore middle-earth, beware! This is typical Hollywood. Gorgeous set design, powerful vistas, wonderful costuming and an absolute hack-job of a story! True to form, the screenwriter boiled all of the nuance out of the story and left only the A to B to C nature of the plot. Tom Bombadil is completely left out, as is Gildor and Glorfindel. Elrond is portrayed as a haughty and vengeful elf, a far cry from Tolkien's venerable loremaster. But worst of all, Aragorn, shown in the movie as a would be king hiding from his own destiny. HIDING!!! Aaaaaaarrrgh! They didn't even reforge the "sword that was broken!!!" Peter Jackson needs to be slapped all the way back to New Zealand. He is "nowt but a ninnyhammer" as the Gaffer used to say..... There is only one good reason to see this film and one only, that is Ian McKellan. He is simply fantastic as Gandalf. But, as they say, even a squirrel can find a nut. Namarie!
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Summary: The unexpected war movie
Review: I've never read The Lord of the Rings. My wife and I read its prequel, The Hobbit, a few years ago, so I imagined the film of the first book of the Rings trilogy (The Fellowship of the Ring) would be something like that -- a kids' adventure story, full of strange places and creatures, bold deeds, and maybe a few somewhat scary monsters.But Rings is not, at heart, an adventure story, nor a kids' story, nor an "action" story, nor a fantasy of the sort those of us who have grown up only on its reputation have come to expect. It is a war story, and a tale of horror. It is full of fear and violence and death, hacking and stabbing, soot and muck and cauterizing fire, destruction, monsters, and bleakness. Major characters die unexpectedly and terribly. While interspersed with green oases of peace and tranquillity, it is tale of a relentless march into deep dismay. And at the end, the worst is yet to come. My wife hated it, and it's hard to say I enjoyed it. Can you enjoy a war movie like Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, or Full Metal Jacket? (Or even Aliens?) That's the kind of film Lord of the Rings is. Sure, there is bravery and goodness, but under a constant barrage of sickness and evil. The war fought by the Fellowship is necessary, but far from noble. It is desperate, tragic, and soaked in blood as the world turns into a desolate wasteland. That makes sense, since J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the books during wartime. There are obvious parallels between the enemies of the Rings tales and the Nazis, and between the dark power of the Ring and the corrupting lures of fascism and communism in Tolkien's time. But of course, the story resonates now too, as it did for those in the time of the Vietnam War thirty years ago. The film is a spectacular technical and storytelling achievement. It includes some of the most frightening monsters ever filmed, battle scenes of both shocking immediacy and massive scale, and interludes of lushness and greenery as bucolic as anything in Babe (which had the same cinematographer). There's a lot going on at many levels -- not least the idea that the small and the meek may be the strongest in times of great trial. Light and darkness represent good and evil, but sometimes the tables are turned -- darkness may be a safe hiding place, while a distant light could be the worst thing in the world. Don't take your young kids: they'll have nightmares. If you're looking for a good-time escape at the movies, well, try Harry Potter (with the kids) or Ocean's Eleven (without). I think that's what we'll see next time we get a babysitter. I am certainly glad I saw The Fellowship of the Ring, exhausting as it was, and I'll see its two sequels when they arrive. I'll need the twelve-month break before the next one, though.
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Summary: This mOvie is Excellent
Review: If you like anything to do with wizadry youll love this movie.....
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Summary: Better than Harry Potter!
Review: About a week ago I saw the lord of the rings and it was incredible. The best movie I ever saw. It's 3 hours of non-stop action. I wanted to read the book first but I got tired of waiting. I didn't finish it but read part. Now I'm reading the entire trillogy, and can't wait for the next movie. I rate it on a scale from 1-10, an 11!
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Summary: One of the best movies I've seen, ever!
Review: I have been an avid Tolkien reader since I was twelve years old. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable, regarding the Middle Earth. So in saying that, I have also followed the bringing of the story to the Theaters. I had high expectations, but had great confidence in the making of it, more from the sense of felling then actual facts about it. Needless to say I saw the movie (3 time in one week - and will continue to see it again and again), I loved every bit as much of the movie as I did of the book. They compliment each other, the movie has awesome visuals of what Middle Earth could be, as well as candy to the eyes, and the book has all the detailed information to satisfy the imagination, and the mind. I think the Major Cinemas should come out with a information booklet for the viewers to guide them with a map and character information and bios (for non- Tolkien fans), my sister had never read the book before, so even after her second trip to the movies, she still got confused with names and locations.
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