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Summary: Biggest Marketing Farce Ever
Review: Thirty minutes of new footage should not be 10 minutes of extended scenes and 20 minutes of extended film credits. I purchased the 2 disc release of Fellowship of the Ring not knowing a 4 disc set was coming out a few months later. When I heard the 4 disc set had "30 minutes" of new footage, I figured it would be worth paying the additional money to see the "deleted scenes". I realized after watching that 20 of the 30 minutes were just extended credits showing the names of every member worldwide of the Lord of the Rings Fan Club. That was a horrible marketing ploy. The actual deleted scenes are only about 10 minutes. Also, why did they have to split the movie over 2 discs with an intermission. If they didn't add the 20 minutes of additional credits, it could have easily fit on one disc. Now I hear that The Two Towers has 40 minutes of new footage. I am curious to see what they are going to try to pull. I loved both movies, and am happy I bought them, but think they have been very misleading in advertising these DVDs
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Summary: Can't wait to finish it!
Review: From what I've seen of this it's a great movie. I have a 3 year old so I haven't managed to watch this all the way through just yet. From what I've seen it has great actors and great scenery. I can't comment on its accuracy as far as the books are concerned. I never like the movie if I've read the book, so I've not read anything after The Hobbit. I can't wait for the day that I can sit and watch this all the way through!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: This dvd is only for fans of the books that were disapointed that some parts of the book were left out of the movie. Altough it doesn't contain everything that is in the book ,because if it did it would be at least 8 hours long, it is very well made. Like I already mentioned this is only for the fans of the books so if you didn't read the books you might get a little bored. Also if you haven't read the books I urge to go read them they are excellent.
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Summary: Extended edition In Spanish Not available in DVD
Review: This is a shame, again!!! I only buy DVDs and they dont have the decency to release this wonderful extended version for the three main languages in the USA and Canada : English, Spanish and French. Simply I don't understand movie business! It's an open discrimination to 25% of non-english speakers in both countries!
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Summary: One DVD to Rule Them All. . .
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" as it was released in theatres was an excellent film by itself, a near-perfect adaption of the first part of J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy epic. Now, it's even better. 30 minutes of deleted scenes have been brought to the visual standard of the rest of the film and have been reincorporated into it, making the whole movie more faithful to the book.
That's not all that makes this DVD set better from the original movie and the theatrical edition DVD. There are also four audio commentaries to go along with the film (each the length of the film-- 3 and 1/2 hours) making up a total of 14 hours of audio commentary!
Up next comes two disks worth of special features. The first disk is titled: From Book to Vision, and the second: From Vision to Reality. The first includes 3 hours of documentaries which talk about J.R.R Tolkien himself, the adapting of the script, costumes etc. The second contains 3 and 1/2 hours of documentaries talking about the filming of the movie and the adding of the special effects.
Finally, on each disk there is an half-hour worth of storyboards and filming tests to go through, as well as art galleries on the third disk. All in all, the disk gives you 25 hours worth of enjoyment! Before you buy "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" theatrical DVD, get this one DVD to rule them all. . .
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Summary: Epic storytelling has returned.
Review: This is without a doubt one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of our time. Peter Jackson has done an incredibly superb job of translating the first book (or in reality two books) of The Lord of the Rings 6-book "trilogy" to the screen. Clearly there are parts of the book that could not, for reasons of time and continuity, be translated to the movie, but this does not take away from his accomplishments at all.The extra scenes in this extended addition do so very much to add to the depth of the movie and actually can make some characters, primarily Galadriel, be seen in a much different light than the theatrical version. There are also scenes that are only in the extended edition that help to make sense of certain scenes in "The Two Towers", not the least of which is the special rope that Sam has. Why does it hurt Gollum? Where did he get it? Only the Extended Edition can answer those (and other) questions. The extra music by Howard Shore is delightful. (This marks the first time that extra music was scored for any kind of home video release.) He truly knows how to stir emotion and feeling throughout the movie just from his unparalleled music. Although the Aragonath bookends are nothing more than that, they are beautifully crafted and are an absolute necessity to and true Lord of the Rings fan. Additionally, the extra special features are not the same as those on the theatrical release DVDs, which means that if you do not purchse the extended edition as well, you will miss out on a lot more of the behind-the-scenes featurettes if you just own the theatrical version. The short of it is that this extended edition set is a must have for anyone who truly considers themselves to be a Tolkein fan.
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Summary: A treasure!
Review: A treasure - that is possibly the only word to describe this movie and this amazing special edition DVD! I've seen the movie about 8 times, and the same for The Two Towers...it's the most amazing movie you'll ever see. The casting is the best of any movie I've ever seen - what's even more amazing is that none of them had ever met, and some hadn't even read the books, and still they came up with this fabulous movie! The scenery is amazing, the script leaves no gaps, never slows down, and is easy to follow even if you've never read the books. Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Ian McKellen, and Christopher Lee are the most wonderful and talented actors and they combine to form a unique ensemble which will captivate you the entire way through. And that's only the movie! The extras are the best in any DVD - they take a look behind the scenes at the filming, costuming, casting, even the funny little stories from the cast interviews, they take you into the world of film making, into Middle Earth, and do something that few others have allowed the audience to see, which makes it unique. The 4th disc is my personal favorite - it features "A Day in the Life of a Hobbit" which followed Elijah, Dominic, Billy, and Sean on their typical filming day, "The Fellowship of the Cast" which interviews the entire cast in turn, them telling their own little stories, and features behind the scenes footage, as well as "Post Production Photos" and "Cameras in Middle Earth" which takes you behind the camera during the filming of the Fellowship of the Ring. I highly recommend this special edition dvd for anyone who is even the slightest fan of the movie - it's something you'll always remember and keep forever...it's truly a treasure.
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Summary: Cool but Scary
Review: Don't get me wrong. It's a cool movie...but it's scary! It has lots of cool monsters in it. And what was really cool about it--when all the wraiths came up by the hobbits at night on an old watch tower. There are a lot of scary scenes in it and too many people die.
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Summary: Almost too much
Review: This is ALMOST too much for me to take. Never a Tolkein fan before the movies, I am slowly making my way through the books. However, I am gratified by the additional scenes that were cut from the theater version. The plot does so much better with their addition. Also, the extras on this DVD will keep you busy for days. I love watching things like that- the making of movies and such. I can't wait until the Two Towers is out on DVD too!
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Summary: A must have for any true LOTR fan!
Review: This is truely worth getting, even if you already have the movie. There is absolutely nothing negative I can say about this DVD set except for the mere fact it doesn't play on my Xbox DVD playerback kit. These are enhanced DVD and are not supported by the Xbox. The audio, and visuals are amazing; the extra scenes are integrated into the movie so you have to pay attention, some are long (5 mins.) some are short (10 sec.). These extended scenes really fill in the gap that the original film left out from the book. There are hours of extras, ranging from the cast to the producers and directors and how the Shire was made, etc... The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) is truely a masterpiece. I can't wait for the Two Towers Collector's Edition, although Two Towers is coming out in August, I am willing to wait another 3 months for all the extras.
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