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A wonderous epic adventure unfolds.
Now I love fantasy films and books. So I found the first installment to "The Lord of the Rings" movie to be truly superb and just plain fun. I think I am going to wait to buy the special edition DVD, because that one is supposed to have even more sepcial features on it. As of now, I've just only recently finished reading "The Hobbit" and "The Fellowship of the Ring" because I've been busy reading the Harry Potter novels. I saw "The Fellowship of the Ring" in theaters and it was wonderful! The casting was done brilliantly...Elijah Wood has finally gotten the media attention he deserves with his role of Frodo Baggins. I'm glad he got the role--he really did deserve it. I've never even heard of most of these actors (with the exceptions of Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Christopher Lee, and Cate Blanchett) until I saw the film.

The plot is pretty simple and straight-forward, but the action and excitment is what makes this movie so worth-while! All the actors really do a tremendous job and the visual and sound effects are breathtaking. The Howard Shore musicial score is beautiful and I especially love the theme song by Enya called "Maybe It Be". Peter Jackson did an amazing job with the directing, too. The scenary is spectacular and I'm so glad they decided to film these movies in New Zeleand because it really does look like a Middle-Earth. "The Two Towers" continues the story and "The Return of the King" concludes it. I hope the other two movies will be just as amazing as "The Fellowship of the Ring". Sure, they left out some parts of the novel but, like the first Harry Potter movie, the novel was just too long to fit it all into the film. And unlike the Harry Potter film, you don't really need to read the whole "Lord of the Rings" trilogy before you can see the movie...but it would be a good idea to anyway because the books are excellent! So definitely buy this DVD, but personally I'd wait for the extended version DVD. Amazing film! A must-see.

Final Grade: A

Makes up for the shortcomings of the Thatrical release
The movie I watched in the theater was in many ways a disappointment, because I had read the Tolkien book(s) twice, to say nothing of the supporting supplements published posthumously. In other words, I was a Middle Earth Junkie, and the theatrical version really hurt. It was promising, but ultimately disappointing.

This edition makes up for it in many ways. The Two Towers flows more smoothly from this extended edition than from the theatrical release. In addition, there are nearly six hours of commentary from the actors and the technical folks that fans will appreciate.

The actors provide a running commentary, and the contributions of the hobbits and the Dwarf (Sean Astin - Sam Gamgee, and John Rhys-Davies - Gimli, son of Gloin) and Boromir (Sean Bean) are notable, as well as the occasional remarks of Ian McKellan. (Viggo Mortensen is not featured in the commentaries.)

I echo the sentiments of the editorial reviewers and the other private reviewers; the extended edition is excellent in every way. I think that the casting is superb. The editing in this DVD leaves little to be desired. A wonderful achievement.

Archimedes

Finally...!!!!!
Here it is, "The Fellowship of the Ring" that has been anticipated by millions around the world!

The First reason one should notice when considering buy this DVD is that . . . Its A DVD!! Those of you with the excellent surround sound systems at home will literally been blown into your chairs once you pop this into your DVD player.

Now an even bigger reason. . . . Unlike many of the movies based on the actual thing/book, this one is extremely accurate with the novel with two main differences. 1) Remember Tom Bombadil in the forest just outside the Shire? Unfortunately, he makes no appearance. 2) Perhaps my memory of the book has faded somewhat, but I don't ever recall there being a love story between Aragorn/Strider and the girl who (in the movie) saves the band at the river leading to Rivendale. But the presence of this love story is no surprise and really takes nothing away from the story.

Those of you who haven't read the books, take a look at this one anyway. Aside from the dazzling scenes of Tolkien's Middle-earth, there are plenty of amazing fighting scenes that have literally set a new standard for future movies movies. Those of you who have read will not be disappointed by what you will see. Watching this, you'll simply love going through the scenes as you point out all the familiar settings and characters that you loved in the books. Characters, by the way, are another element of this movie that have sent it straight to the top. At first, I myself was skeptical of actors such as Elijah Wood taking on the role of Frodo. But just within a few moments, it was clear that he was perfect for the role, as well as were the other actors who played Sam, Pippin, Gandalf, etc. . . . Those of you who like the villains will be even more amazed by how well the movie portrays Tolkien's vision. Gullum, the orcs, the Wraiths, Barlog and even the Dark Lord, Sauron, himself are revealed and will sends chills down your spine.

There really are too many reasons why you should not linger and just go ahead and get this. The story's practically 100% solid. The characters are extremely well portrayed, the action's incredible, the music fits in perfectly with whatever mood is being emphasized and the overall feeling is intense, jovial, sad, exciting, serene and simply absorbing. You won't regret purchasing this, especially with the many features that come along with it. Like the next two that will follow, this will be one for the all time favorites. Veteran readers and beginning viewers alike will NOT be disappointed.

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