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

I hadn't read lord of the rings before I went to see the film, but my theory that the book is always better made me rush out and buy a copy. The cinematography is stunning, I have seen many paintings depicting middle earth before and been blown away, I think that the filmmakers have managed to capture the same essence. The ...  Read the complete review

I'm sure there are a lot of people in my position. Your partner has an intense passion about something that you have no iterest in (you know, postcard collections, porcelain dolls, star wars memorabilia) With my partner, it was The Lord Of The Rings. After being bomabarded with hints;from the subtle to the downright obvious, I ...  Read the complete review

After seeing the film, reading the trilogy, then seeing the film again twice, I have come to my final conclusion that the tale is the best I've seen/read. In the first of the three books written by Tolkien, the it is described of how Frodo and his companions set out with the Ring of Power* to a place called Rivendell. I will not bore ...  Read the complete review

Even if you have not read the book still see it. - Advantages: Cinematography excellent, Good length, True to characters and story - Disadvantages: battles embellished too much

There is probably not much more one can say about this film that has not already been said. However I will say one thing, I really enjoyed it. In this review I will concentrated on the slightly less obvious points of the film. (There is no synopsis of the film, as it is written assuming you have seen it. If you haven’t, I recommend reading ...  Read the complete review

I grew up through my teenage years when the only people that read Tolkien also listened to Genesis and Marillion, have lank greasy hair and spent their free time playing Dungeons and Dragons. As I didn't fit into this social circle I avoided Tolkien in case I turned weird. When I heard the films were being made I thought "So ...  Read the complete review

This film is a definite winner. I garuntee it will go under my top 5 best films of ALL time!!! I have both read the book and seen the film and in my view the director has got the detail spot on. He has left out the uneccessary parts of the book and made the interesting parts of the book so descriptive that you can feel like you are actually there ...  Read the complete review

This is my first review for this sight so no laughing at the back. In what can only be considered the largest undertaking in motion picture history, New Line Cinema entrusted New Zealand based director Peter Jackson with $250 million dollars and the unenviable task of bringing to the screen one of the all-time classic pieces of literature ...  Read the complete review

I never really fancied myself as a possible admirer of fantasy stories. I am much more of a horror/psychological thriller girl me (oh, and of course the odd Disney fairytale!) So when I went to see ‘Fellowship of the Ring’, first in a set of three films created to bring the magical JRR Tolkien classic ‘Lord of the ...  Read the complete review

I don't make the effort to go to the cinema much anymore (too expensive) and it's an even rarer occurence for me to go more than once (never in the last ten years). I've been to see Lord of the Rings twice so far and I wouldn't mind going again. At roughly 3 hours long, there is a lot to take in at one viewing for starters, and ...  Read the complete review

Never before in my life were my cheeks more aching, but oh was I thankful for it!!! First I’ll tell you the plotline: In a small village in the Shire a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient Ring. Now he must embark on an Epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it. All through the movie I ...  Read the complete review

My alienation from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring began when – moments before a screening of the movie was to begin – a young fellow leapt onto the stage and shouted a recitation about ‘rings’ – “one for this, nine for that.” All I could tell is that this was Lord of the Rings -talk and ...  Read the complete review

Excellent movie, worth to see it. - Advantages: Good lenght, All essential facts are here, Great environment and actors - Disadvantages: Battles are a little to much Kung Fu like

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In the heart of the mythical and medieval time, it is the story of a despaired combat against the forces of evil, opposing Frodon the hobbit, which inherited of a magic ring from his uncle Bilbo, and Sauron, lord of darkness, whose ring allowed him to slave all the inhabitants of the Earth. No wonder why he wants more than ever repossess what will ...  Read the complete review

I'm going to start off by saying that i am not going to give a synopsis of the film as that will spoil it for any of you who haven't seen it yet. This film is much compared to the standard of Harry Potter, ok, in a way, but I saw this before Harry Potter and it's just way ahead. Harry Potter's a great film, but I think ...  Read the complete review

I haven't read the book myself but after watching this at the cinema im desperate to see what happends next Despite its 3-hour length, the fact my bottom went numb and the battle I had with rapid dehydration (due to a red hot cinema). I can say with the out most certainty that this film is one of the best films you will ever see. ...  Read the complete review

I'm only 7 and having just finished reading the trilogy, i must say that the film had a LOT to live up to. The basic premise is that a hobbit(between 2ft and 4ft, hairy feet) named bilbo baggins had found a ring on a previous adventure. This is revealed to be the ONE ring, capable of commanding others but also a part of the dark lord, Sauron. ...  Read the complete review

The long anticipation, the nail biting, hair twirling, lip biting wait for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings first installment The Fellowship of the Ring finally arrives--revealing big crowds at the movie theater on its premiere. The young, the middle age and the old gathered to view J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved novel come to life on the ...  Read the complete review

Only for fans of the books, and those with a fetish for dwarfs. - Advantages: Good Book Convertion, Truly Magical World, Genuinely Scary Badies! - Disadvantages: Far too long, Slow at times, Annoying little Hobbits, with hairy, smelly feet!