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VISUALLY STUNNING, YET SOMEWHAT "EMPTY" CLASSIC
I will probably get stoned for not finding this classic movie as great as everyone else in the world seems to. Granted, Peter Jackson's vision and treatment of the film are exquisite. Some of the visual effects, the scenery, art direction, costuming, makeup are mind-boggling and surreal as all get out. The acting is impeccable...Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, Sean Bean, and Christopher Lee especially. Liv Tyler and Cate Blanchett are merely decorative in given such small and not fully developed characters. I also had some difficulty with some of the heavy British accents, and the film felt a little too long, and repetitive. There are some brilliant moments though...Sean Bean and Viggo Mortensen's final scene together is truly moving and heartfelt; Sean Astin and Elijah Wood's touching scene in the boat is also very moving and evocative. It is a beautifully done movie. However, since I am not a follower of Tolkien's and view the movie on its own merits, I didn't quite feel the same awe and wonder with some of its contrived mechanisms. But, one can't deny its brilliance in film=making.
RECOMMENDED.

Mind Blowing
Staggering movie, gorgeous, just incredibley beautiful. Extended version conquers the theatrical version by a clean sweep-don't bother with the original cut. Easily the best fantasy movie I've ever seen, surpasses by leagues my old childhood favorites: Star Wars and the Empire Strikes Back. It's silly to compare really, they're very different kinds of movies. But I can say, I haven't felt this excited about a movie since I saw Star Wars for the first time in 1977, at the age of 7.

For book fans this cut is especially worth owning. It's like having breathtaking living illustrations as a supplement to the book. For me it doesn't spoil any of my own imagined images as I read the trilogy, it only inspires me to read them, again and again, for their incomparable depth of detail and weight of meaning.

In my opinion the strengths of this movie far, far, outweigh any weaknesses or deviations from the book. We're experiencing a very special and rare moment in movie history thanks to Peter Jackson & Company's efforts. I was shocked, literally, how well Jackson,et.all did translating Tolkien to living images, most notably in the extended version.

By so excellently bringing J.R.R.'s vision to the screen Peter Jackson has served us jaded moderns a sip from Tolkien's goblet: overflowing with beauty, myth, inspiration, magic, true and noble characters, filled with such deep enduring meaning it boggles the mind in what these days I experience as a largely desolate, mindlessly flashy, empty and money driven Hollywood landscape.

Don't miss out on owning this, it's a treasure.

The Best Movie Invented
Oh my god.
This is truly the best movie ever made. It has excellent special effects, and costumes, so real, in fact , that i found myself cowering down in my seat, afraid that at any moment, a Nazgul (Ringwraith), or an Orc, or a Cave troll, or a Balrog, or an Uruk-hai, or any of the other "baddies" would come crashing through my window!
The widescreen DVD makes it all the more real. With beautiful surroundings, like the stunning "Rivendell" (where the elves live) is enough to take your breath away.
Also, truly an all-star cast- The absloloute babe Elijah wood plays Frodo, the star. A hobbit. who is destined to travel across middle earth, and destroy the ring of power, in order to free middle earth from evil forever.
Cate Blanchett- Galadriel, an elf sourceress
Hugo Weaving- Elrond, Head of the elves of rivendell.
Christopher Lee- Saruman, the once good head of all wizards.
Sir Ian Mckellen-Gandalf, a good wizard, and friend to frodo.
Sir Ian Holme-Bilbo, frodos uncle. He finds the ring to begin with.
Viggo Mortensen-Aragorn, ally of frodo.
Sean Astin-Sam, a hobbit, friend of frodo
Dominique ??-Merry, friend of frodo, hobbit.
Billy Boyd-Pippin, friend of frodo, also a hobbit.
Sean Bean- Borimir-part of the fellowship.
Orlando Bloom-Legolas, an elf, part of fellowship
Liv Tyler- Arwen, Elf pricess, in love with Aragorn
John Rhys-Davies- Gimli, a dwarf. Part of the fellowship.
Matin Csoskas-Celeborn, husband of Galadriel.
And how can we forget.... the marvellous man who made this all possible.... Peter Jackson! We love u!!
Members of the fellowship: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Aragorn, Boromir, Gimli and Legolas.
this DVD is simply superb. i have never seen such quality in all my life. Truly Superb!! Although i have only seen the movie 4 times at the movies, i can tell you, i will be seeing it alot more, now that i have got it in my own loungeroom!
With beautiful lines, one of me personal favourites Galadriel says- "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future."...
Absoloutely brilliant... Out of 5 stars, i give it 50.

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