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Begone Attack of the Clones! Jackson's in the house...
Director Peter Jackson's absolutely rousing film version of JRR Tolkien's epic fantasy novel - once thought unfilmable by Hollywood producers - is a crowd-pleasing labour of love by an unmistakeable Tolkien fan who (fortunately) also happens to be an accomplished film-maker at the top of his game. The result is a satisfying distillation of the essential spirit and tone of Tolkien's story that amounts to the most definitive film version fans could hope for. The story of the rediscovery of "the one ring - the Ring of Power" and the conflicted efforts of the races of Middle Earth to destroy it before the final resurrection of its evil master, the Dark Lord Sauron, is engrossingly and excitingly told. With liberal dollops of action, adventure, humour and sentiment, Jackson unfolds a tale of unlikely courage, loyalty and friendship that is every bit an instant movie classic. So powerful and influential is his directorial hand that the Lord of the Rings story will in the popular public mind be as indelibly linked to Jackson's brilliant trilogy as it is to Tolkien's source novels. Benefits from repeat viewing - particularly in light of its two sequels (The Two Towers; Return of the King) which shed new light on references, events and characters in this first instalment (thus underlining the intricate detail and advanced planning Jackson must've invested to be able to tell the epic equitably across three instalments). Particularly well-judged performances by Viggo Mortenson and Sean Astin - and a confident, attention-grabbing turn by newcomer Bloom as the lethal bow-wielding elf Legolas.

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

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