The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (DVD)

J R R Tolkien's epic The Lord of the Rings is one of the most famous series of books ever written. In 2001, New Zealand Director Peter Jackson took the helm to direct the film of the first of the triolgy: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was a monumental project, with fantastic results. The Plot There is the One Ring, and the possessor of the Ring has the power to rule everything, destroy everything, and corrupt everything. While it is in existence, no one in the land of Middle-earth is safe. Hobbit Frodo Baggins and his three friends, Samwise, Merry and Pippin, embark on the quest to destroy the Ring, aided by a troop of skilled fighters and ...  Read the complete review

Obviously I have been proved wrong. When I first read about the upcoming ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie, I was sceptical to say the least. Could it be done? I was doubtful. We all know what it’s like to love a book, then go and see the movie and come out of the cinema feeling utterly disappointed. Sometimes the casting is hopeless, or the plot is all over the place, or the film simply doesn’t fit in with the way you imagined it. Either way, it leaves you feeling pretty let down. I certainly didn’t want to see one of my favourite books ruined on the big screen, so I made a solemn vow not to go and see the film when it was ...  Read the complete review

Despite being rather dubious of the attention lavished upon Peter Jackson’s epic production of Tolkien’s greatest novels, I must confess to experiencing eager anticipation of this movie. I am a big fan of fantasy films, purely because the writers and creators can truly let their imaginations run riot. Despite having never properly read The Fellowship of the Ring (I abandoned ship after about fifty pages) I was assured that this was one of the finest fantasy stories ever written and that the movie would be three hours of sheer, unadulterated enjoyment. Ever the controversial one, I’m afraid that it falls to me to dispel that myth, and to explain why I found this movie so ...  Read the complete review

My Story I must begin by confessing, I'm a bit of a Lord of the Rings nut. Now, I know many people going won't have read the book, or may have done so (or started doing so) years ago and forgotten it. Well, I was read The Hobbit as a child, after enjoying a spoof computer game 'Bored of the Rings' at the age of 10-11 I read Lord of the Rings for the first time. Since then, I've read it two more times, plus other Tolkien books (including The Silmarilion and Book of Lost Tales), played the games, seen an animated version of LOTR (as it shall henceforth be know) and to be honest, I was rather apprehensive about whether the film could live up to ...  Read the complete review

Always one (well usually one) to take objective criticism in the way it was meant and try to learn from it I have looked at the comments people have written and will try to address their needs and concerns. Originally I wrote that most people reading this will have read the book- apparently not true and so I will try to address more towards people seeing this as a movie in the first instance. Also I have for KFingleton (name dropping- heinous crime here on Dooyoo ooh the police will get me a load of NU’s for me) amended my final sentence. I have tried throughout this review to address myself both to those who have read the book (easy for me to do as I have) and ...  Read the complete review