The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition) DVD

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starring: Elijah Wood directed by: Peter Jackson

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Average Rating: Rating: - An astonishing masterpiece. Considered both as fantasy adventure and as an adaptation of a beloved literary classic, Peter Jackson's film of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" sets new standards for cinematic excellence. Everything about this film feels exactly right, from the casting to the screenplay to the special effects. The last are amazing, putting to shame anything George Lucas has come up with, and yet they always serve to advance the story; unlike Lucas, there's never any hint that Jackson is merely playing with his toys. Jackson shows great respect for Tolkien's text, but not slavish devotion. Certain characters--such as the lovable Tom Bombadil and Frodo's poisonous Aunt Lobelia--are missing, and Tolkien would be chagrined to find that the little poems and songs he loved to write are nowhere quoted. But if Jackson gives short shrift to Tolkien's whimsy, he more than makes up for that by giving us Tolkien's intensity, pathos and moral vision absolutely undiluted. Above all, Jackson never forgets that Tolkien's chief emphasis was always on the characters he created. Jackson casts wonderful actors to play those characters and--again unlike Lucas--he actually allows them to give performances. How wonderful to find the great Sir Ian McKellen, a uniquely commanding and charismatic actor, as Gandalf, or the charming and touching Elijah Wood as Frodo. You can go straight down the list--Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, Sean Astin as Sam, Ian Holm as Bilbo, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel--and find nothing but perfection. This is one of the very few big-budget blockbusters that unqualifiedly deserves its success, and all we can do now is look forward with excitement to the release of "The Two Towers" in 2002 and "The Return of the King" in 2003. Like the books they came from, these three fillms will be cherished by future generations. Rating: - A new standard for film AND DVD. The Platinum Series Extended Edition DVD of the Fellowship of the Rings sets a new standard for fantasy filmmakers, novel-to-script adaptations, and DVD content. Enough ink (magnetic and otherwise) has been spilled over what a great adaptation Peter Jackson and crew have created that I don't need to praise the movie any more. Jackson goes the extra mile with this DVD by providing over 30 minutes of scenes, both new ones and extensions of others that address more of the book's story and flesh out character depth. Boromir in particular is given more screentime, and his actions and motivations are both ominous and noble. The extension of the Council of Elrond and the Gifting scene also add a great deal more meaning to each scene. I don't know about you, but I would gladly watch the extended version in the theatre. Maybe they'll re-release it, that would rule. Where this DVD really shines is in the two discs full of behind-the-scenes info. In extremely thorough fashion, these discs address the books and their author, going into his motivations and influences and his personality, all of which shaped the Lord of the Rings into the story that so many people love. Next, they address the long journey of a live-action LotR movie from concept to reality, as well as the difficulty of adapting the books to film and the near-constant script updates that occurred during the filming. The most stunning aspect of the special features is the massive effort this movie required and got out of the special effects and art direction teams, from renowned Tolkien Artists John Howe and Alan Lee to the young and talented designers at Weta in New Zealand. The scope of their vision is of course reflected in the beauty of the film itself, but being able to see how it came to be and the sheer volume of work these people (many of them young kids working to make a name for themselves) undertook successfully makes one appreciate the film all that much more. The actors are all quite articulate and fun to watch as well, and many of their anecdotes are laugh-out-loud funny (such as Sean "Sam Gamgee" Astin playing Air Traffic Control on a windy NZ peak). We get to see a little bit of everything that it took to make the movies, and we get to see that the actors had as great a time doing it as we did watching it. In all, if you liked the movie, I cannot recommend this DVD version highly enough. The extra footage alone is worth the price of admission, but the special features almost feel like stealing with the amount of content they provide to you. Thanks, Peter, we're already waiting for the Two Towers DVD. Rating: - the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring I loved this movie along with the Two Towers. I read the books also the Hobbit and now I'm rereading them. I love how they did the special effects. Most of the people in my family don't understand it but I do and I think that it is great that someone was able to make this movie and keep it pretty close to the books. I think that the extra discs are great to you can see how much work was put into it and that it is great that they can show you what they did behind the scenes and what it took to make the movie possible. I can't wait to see the return of the king. I hope it is as good as the first two.

The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition) DVD

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