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List Price: $14.96 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 1500
Released: August 6, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship and individual courage. The saga centers around an unassuming Hobbit named Frodo Baggins who inherits a Ring that would give a dark and powerful lord the power to enslave the world. With a loyal fellowship of elves, dwarves, men and a wizard, Frodo embarks on a heroic quest to destroy the One Ring and pave the way for the emergence of mankind.
DVD Features:
3D Animated Menus
DVD ROM Features:Exclusive online content
Documentaries:3 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: -"Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin -"The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network -"A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the SCI-FI Channel
Featurette:15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others. Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, The Two Towers.
Music Video:Enya "May It Be" music video
Other: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 Double Amaray Packaging
TV Spot
Theatrical Trailer:Original theatrical trailers
Description of The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Widescreen Edition):
As the triumphant start of a trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring leaves you begging for more. By necessity, Peter Jackson's ambitious epic compresses J.R.R. Tolkien's classic The Lord of the Rings, but this robust adaptation maintains reverent allegiance to Tolkien's creation, instantly qualifying as one of the greatest fantasy films ever made. At 178 minutes, it's long enough to establish the myriad inhabitants of Middle-earth, the legendary Rings of Power, and the fellowship of hobbits, elves, dwarves, and humans--led by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the brave hobbit Frodo (Elijah Wood)--who must battle terrifying forces of evil on their perilous journey to destroy the One Ring in the land of Mordor. Superbly paced, the film is both epic and intimate, offering astonishing special effects and production design while emphasizing the emotional intensity of Frodo's adventure. Ending on a perfect note of heroic loyalty and rich anticipation, this wondrous fantasy continues in The Two Towers (2002). --Jeff Shannon
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
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2009-11-02 - It was in great condition and shipped promptly.....I got it before I even expected it.
The Christ in the Lord of the Rings
2009-10-28 - With all of the world's problems and the gloom and doom going on today, most people want to get away from reality. The Lord of Rings trilogy takes you from reality to a far off world. But as some people look at films for romance, action, or drama, I look for the Christ-like aspect in a film. I believe that these movies have some characters that portray some Christ-like qualities such as Aragon, Frodo, and Gandalf.
Aragon, who starts in the film as Strider, fits the Christ-like qualities in theses ways. His family line was with that of the King Elendal. Christ's line was with King David. Aragon was disliked and even hated by his own people, mostly those who were in authority. Jesus Christ had to deal with hatred and plots from Pharisees and Sadducee.
Frodo Baggins, the hobbit, carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. The evil from the ring that no man could carry was being handled by a small hobbit. Similarly, Jesus was merely a son of a carpenter and carried our sins on the cross.
Gandalf guided and direct the Fellowship through tough obstacles, as Jesus directed his disciples in the gospels. Gandalf the Grey died and was brought back to life as Gandalf the white. Jesus died on the cross and rose again on the third day.
In conclusion, the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains many Christ-like attributes that may often go unnoticed. J. R. R. Tolkien the writer of the books was a Christian, and I believe that it would be neat for everyone to look for the Christ like or Christian values of the movie. Even though there were some things that were added or taken away from the books, I thought they were really well produced.
One Ring To Rule Them All
2009-10-23 - The first of one of the best book to movie adaptations ever made! Normally I'd review the theatrical releases but I never got those and I can't really remember what wasn't in there before I bought this after I saw it theatres. The cast captures the characters perfectly, especially my favorite Christopher Lee, whose character, Saruman, doesn't feature in the first book at all (though I may be wrong, its been awhile since I read it). He tries to be friendly towards Gandalf (the part he orginally tried out for) and persuade him to join his cause but that ulitimately backfires and switches into evil, which the man plays very well. Elijah Wood plays Frodo innocent in the world at large and near the end, very mistrusting of the rest of the Fellowship, even Sam. The extended version captures the book better than what the theatrical release could (time constraints being the main problem) and I'm still very glad they didn't try to adapt the whole book as I'd probably still be in theatres now watching the second movie. There's just too many things that slow down the flow of the book and Peter Jackson trims at the fat and makes the story focus on Frodo and his journey and not the many side-trips he made like; Tom Bombadil (though a cherished character by fans I'm sure, his inclusion would've slowed the film down as the Hobbits spend quite some time with him even before they get to Bree) and I think there was an attack on the Fellowship by some wolves but then again, its been awhile since I read them. The action scenes, especially the swordsmanship I must point out, is some of the best I've seen next to the swordplay in Star Wars. The effects are also top notch, both special visual, the Balrog, the cave troll and the opening scene with the thousands of warriors imparticular. The make-up department, something I hardly ever comment on in my reviews, I must make a point to congratulate. It must've been painstaking to come up with so many different looks for the Orcs and Uruk-Hai. Howard Shore's score is one of my favorites, the Fellowship theme being fantastic and stirs a feeling of heroics within me (pretty much the same effect the Superman and Batman's themes make me feel).
The way to go
2009-10-14 - I thought the LOTR was great in the theaters. But the extended version is the ONLY way to see it if you really love the books. The extra scenes really fill out the the blanks that the long-time Ring fans knew were there. And if you are into it - the extra time is no big deal. I still love the books - there is still much that is there that did not make it to film (don't miss Bombadil, but I would have loved to see the scouring of the Shire on film). But I am glad to have the full extended version films to enjoy a "shorter" version when I can't set aside a week or two to read.
