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BEST TRILOGY EVER
At over 2-3 hr movies some poeple might think that they would get boring to watch but it really doesn't. I think they should've made 6 LOTR movies. Have each of the three movies split in half. Having won a ton academy awards you can't say these movies were bad. This is one of the best trilogies made so far and has the best special effects ever. Gollum is awesome. The fight scenes are awesome. The acting is awesome. The movies star Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, and Viggo Mortensen plus many other great actors. The music is by Howard Shore. The best part is that its 6 discs.

The special features are not listed for this type of set so here they are below listed for each movie separately.

LORD OF THE RINGS-THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS:SPECIAL FEATURES

DOCUMENTARIES:
-Welcome to Middle-earth
-The Quest for the Ring
-A Passage to Middle-earth

FEATURETTES:
-Finding Hobbiton
-Hobbiton Comes Alive
-Believing the World of Bree
-Ringwraiths: The Fallen Kings
-Rivendell: The Elven Refuge
-Languages of Middle-earth
-Two Wizards
-Music of Middle-earth
-Elijah Wood
-Viggo Mortensen
-Orlando Bloom
-Cate Blanchett
-Liv Tyler
-Ian McKellen
-Weathertop: The Windy Hill

-Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of The Two Towers

-Enya "May It Be" music video
-An inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
-Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, The Two Towers
-DVD-ROM features: Exclusive online content
-Theatrical trailers

THE LORD OF THE RINGS-THE TWO TOWERS:SPECIAL FEATURES

Documentaries:
-On the set of the Two Towers
-Return to Middle Earth

Featurettes:
-Forces of Darkness
-Sounds of Middle Earth
-Edoras and Rohan Culture
-Gandalf the White
-Creatures
-Helm's Deep
-Arms and Armor
-Gollum

Short film by Sean Astin
-The Long and Short of It

-Emiliana Torrini "Gollum Song" music video
-10 minute behind-the-scenes preview of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
-Preview of the video game, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
-A look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
-Theatrical trailers
-DVD ROM Features: Exclusive online content

LORD OF THE RINGS-RETURN OF THE KING:SPECIAL FEATURES

The Quest Fulfilled
-A Director's Vision, an In-Depth Program.

A Filmaker's Journey
-Making the Return of the King.

National Geographic Special
-The Lord of the Rings
-The Return of the King

Featurettes
-Aragon's Destiny
-Minas Tirith:Capital of Gondor
-The Battle of Pelenor Fields
-Samwise the Brave
-Eowyn: White Lady of Rohan
-Digital Horse Doubles
-Original Theatrical Trailers, Supertrailers, Tv Spots, The Lord of the Rings Supertrailer, and a special look at The Lord of the Rings Series of Video Games.

If you do not own any LOTR movies I recommed you buy this LOTR trilogy set.

An epic for our times
J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was considered unfilmable for a very long time -- the story was too big, too fantastical. But in the late 1990s, New Zealand director Peter Jackson got the green light to shoot the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. The rest is film history.

"The Fellowship of the Ring" introduces us to the hobbits. Eccentric old Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) leaves the peaceful Shire at his 111st birthday, leaving all he has to his young nephew Frodo (Elijah Wood) -- including a golden Ring that makes the wearer invisible. But the grey wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) reveals that it's actually the One Ring, which is the source of power for the demonic Dark Lord Sauron. Horrified, Frodo and his best pals leave the Shire and join a band of elves, men, and dwarves to take the Ring to the only place where it can be destroyed.

"The Two Towers" picks up immediately after "Fellowship" ends. Frodo and Sam (Sean Astin) are lost on the path to Mordor. Worse, they're being stalked by Gollum (Andy Serkis), who owned the Ring for centuries and is enslaved to it. But because he knows safe ways into Mordor, Frodo lets Gollum come along. Elsewhere, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) make a desperate stand against the orc armies with the kingdom of Rohan....

"Return of the King" brings the trilogy to a head. Frodo and Sam's friendship is threatened by Gollum's trickery -- and Frodo is led into a deadly trap. Elsewhere, Gandalf rides with Pippin (Billy Boyd) to Gondor, the kingdom that Aragorn is heir to. Aragorn summons an army of ghosts and attacks the heart of Mordor -- as Frodo and Sam arrive at the volcanic Mount Doom, where the Ring was forged. But can Frodo bring himself to destroy the Ring?

A lot of people were nervous when first hearing that "Lord of the Rings" was being translated onto the big screen. There were just too many things (goofy scripting, bad special effects, mutilated characters) that could go wrong. Those fears turned out to be pretty much unfounded. Some characters are different from what they are in the book (Faramir and Arwen, for example), and some are gone altogether.

Jackson and Co. outdid themselves with nearly every aspect of the films. The scripting is impeccable, a good balance of dark and light, humor and horror. The sets and New Zealand landscapes are breathtaking. The battle scenes are bloody and exciting. All the trappings -- clothes, jewelry, even beer mugs -- are realistic. And the special effects are almost entirely convincing-looking, especially the gruesome Gollum. He's the first fully convincing CGI character!

Elijah Wood is outstanding as Frodo Baggins. He runs the emotional gamut: fear, pain, horror, happiness, resignation, rage, love, lust and emptiness. Sean Astin is equally good as the steadfast Sam, Frodo's best friend. Supporting hobbits Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd get to grow up into mature hobbits, and Ian McKellen is excellent as the grandfatherly wizard Gandalf. Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean are only part of the amazing supporting cast, all of whom give excellent performances.

The movie adaptation of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has been accepted by most fans and critics alike. Why? Because the trilogy is among the best movies ever put to film. A stunning achievement.

The Best Book Trilogy Becomes the Best DVD Trilogy!
LOTR is without a doubt the best trilogy ever created. Each movie, FOTR, TTT, ROTK, are excellent on their own and as a united piece are unstoppable. None of the movies have major faults, like bad acting or Ewoks or crappy plot, but stand on their own as amazing features. Really meant to be watched as one very long epic, the Lord of the Rings is the best thing to ever happen to cinema. No more Hollywood garbage, but instead passionate filmmaking from both cast and crew. The eternal themes of JRR Tolkien are fleshed out, and as opposed to other recent trilogies, the amazing special effects (which garnered three academy awards) do not distract from the storytelling, but augment it. Peter Jackson and his crew spent seven years doing a phenomenal job bringing to life the unimaginable. The casting was perfect. The ensemble shines on screen. Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen are particularly magnificent. Sean Astin does a superb job throughout the trilogy going from sidekick to heartfelt hero in the final installment. Elijay Wood does an exceptional job portraying a peaceful, happy hobbit descending into madness, ultimately ending up in a conflicted state where his former peace is gone. There is a reason why all three of these movies are in imdb.com's top 10 films of all time. No sane person would want to miss out on the movie adventure of our time.

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