The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring (DVD 2002)

This film is truely for the 21st Century.
The story line is really gripping and with great characters to suit all ages. Frodo Baggins and his tiny troops and all those heroes who have special abilities and powers to help him.
The film has the best special affects to date, it beats the star wars effects and the creatures and fight scenes are magic.

If you wATCH THIS movie then be prepared to be gripped and have time to watch the other 2 long episodes. THis is the first of 3 trilogy films.

I highly recommend this movie and the other 2 episodes also.

i saw this film on the television a few weeks ago and i thought it was a very good entertaining film which kept me glued to the screen from begining to end.

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I bought a Lord of the Ring DVD from this seller, which was good condition as expected, hopefully, he could have more DVD i wanted to have.

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I love all 3 films, i feel i can escape this life and dream, i love the films mainly because of the magical feel to the film. It helps me to forget all my troubles and relax, i never get bored of watching them. I like the way Mr Jackson has captured peoples attention with detail in every film, action, magic, love, good and bad people, ie as they are called middle earth people, elves, wizards, dwarfs, hobbits, orcs and lots more. Its like all of us who live right now on the planet he is a brillant director and not only in these films king kong is another. Getting back to this dvd, I already have these films extended versions but i knew my parents love these also and they were having problems in finding this one so when looking through ebay i came across this and purchased for my parents now they are happy also and they can watch them whenever they like. Thank you.

i think the film is great , purchased to watch again , i think the purchase is very good , thanks , Mauirice123 ebay

This is a great film, and a great start to the trilogy of LOTR. Can watch over again. I decided to buy this dvd because I own it on video and have the other two films on dvd, i wanted to make it a dvd set. I am really happy i can do this now.

the lord of the rings films where 3 of the most intisapated
films of all time and a must for all film fans

This movie impressed not only myself but my father and my younger sister, it is an excellent adaptation of a classic book. I believe if Tolkien was alive today he would be amazed and proud at what Peter Jackson has done to this wonderful story. He has brought the characters to life with extraordinary talent. This movie set up the story perfectly, leaving any viewer young or old waiting for the next installment with bated breath.
An A1 movie that all should take the time to see. If you do not own this film please, for your own sake, go and buy it now!

AJ- Self proclaimed author and critic.

Funny, scary and, totally involving, Peter Jackson's assured adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings turns the book's least screen-worthy volume into a gripping and powerful adventure movie.

For the first hour, "The Fellowship of the Ring" is a flawless introduction to the world of Middle-earth, expertly outlining the backstory and evoking a tangible sense of danger as Frodo the hobbit (Wood) sets out on his quest to destroy the all-powerful one ring - sought-after weapon of the Dark Lord Sauron. With the wizard Gandalf (McKellen) as his guide - and a protective fellowship drawn from various Middle-earth races - Frodo must do battle with orcs and other beasties, as well as fend off danger from within, as the ring works its evil charm on him and those around him.

The film's problem comes in cramming so much story into even three hours, and from the moment Liv Tyler's elf princess pops up, the pacing seems slightly off - skipping from one breathless chase scene to the next. Also, while the scenes with the rank, fearsome orcs are superbly realised, Jackson finds representing the spirit of good much more difficult - soft-focus photography and bright light are his unsatisfactory ploys. This is all the more disappointing when compared to the other groundbreaking effects work on display.

The casting, however, could not have been better. Wood is perfect as Frodo, the vulnerable, slightly weedy central figure whose resolve will no doubt grow with the films, while Billy Boyd and Sean Astin nearly steal the picture as the accident prone comic relief. Nearly, but not quite. That is left to Viggo Mortensen as mysterious warrior Aragorn.

Brooding, intense, and handy with a blade, Mortensen is the film's greatest strength - Han Solo to Wood's Luke Skywalker. The "Star Wars" comparison is an apt one, for if the next installment, "The Two Towers", can build on this hugely impressive franchise starter, George Lucas better look to his laurels.

ALL OF THEESE FILMS WERE FANTASTIC THE SCENERY AND ACTION THAT TAKES PLACE IN MIDDLE EARTH IS BRILLIANT , ALTHOUGH THE FILM IS LONG YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE ITS CLASS, EXCELLENT WATCH ALLOF THEM TOGETHER IN ONE LONG SESSION......

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I've never really been into all this 'fantasy, myth and magic stuff (give me a good horror any day), CGs have never really got me going, but I flicked through the TV last night and couldn't find anything to watch..

My son had just brought this trilogy and I thought Ok nows the time... and what a time I had.. I've stopped myself from watching the features and special effects dvd extras until the end otherwise it will spoil the 'reality'

Just like a good book that you can't put down, this film had me gripped, it's one of those that you have to really sit and watch from the begining otherwise you loose the plot!

There were times that I thought it was a bit far fetched but then again it is fantasy after all!!

Thankfully there's not too much gore.. (although there is quite a lot of fighting at times, it is a 12 rating) and the plot is fairly easy to follow once it gets going, the whole story is over 9 hrs long but the advantage to watching it on DVD allows you more tea breaks than at the cinema!!

The filmmakers really have you believe in the vastness of it all with some wonderful scenery as well as in-depth and individual scenes, it really puts it into perspective and has you drawn in

Overall I'm really glad I sat and watched it as I live close to J.R.R Tolkien's home and the area where he played as a boy, and have often wondered how he got the inspiration for the story

I've given it a 9/10 on the entertainment level

great fantastic all round film could watch over again and will i read the books and feal the films have caught the caracters realy well my fave being well all of them

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...more a counter to those who have attacked Jackson for daring to cut bits of the book out.
My argument is simple: I want you all to compare Fellowship (the book) with the 1st Harry Potter. Now, the Harry Potter movie used a virtually word for word translation from page to screen, and that made for two and a half hour movie. Fellowship is longer, denser and more richly plotted and populated, so if Jackson had used all of the book, it would have been five hours long and lost a considerable amount of necessary pace. As it is, at 3 hours, you don't notice the running time, and I'm willing to be the extended version is the same. It needed cutting, stuff like the songs and Tom Bombadil drag the story in the book and people would have walked out of the movie if they had been in the script. Can you see what I'm getting at?

Now, the movie. It's great, I've read LOTR about 4-5 times in my life, it's a book I can always lose myself in, an amazing piece of escapism, but it's not perfect, the lack of women characters is noticeable, especially in such a sensitive race as the Elves. Jackson does his best to counter this by increasing the role of Arwen, and Liv Tyler does well in the role.

What is in the movie is pretty much universally well done. LOTR:Fellowship is that rarest of things, a blockbuster movie done with an obvious love for the subject material. The scenery is perfect, and the effects are an impressive use of great make up and digital imagery. The Black Riders in particular are very creepy and not a little scary. The central characters are cast to a tee. Most impressive are Elijah Wood as the scared, uncertain, but steely Frodo, Viggo Mortensen broods well as Aragorn, and is pretty good with that sword of his. I have to mention the great Christopher Lee as the corrupted wizard Saruman, in what screen time he has, a lasting impression is made, but it is his old friend turned adversary that really turns heads. Ian McKellen's Gandalf is perfect, a grumbling, affectionate, seemingly harmless old wizard hiding the powerful and wise warrior who confronts the demon in Moria. He makes the movie what it is, or at least contributes greatly to it.

The bottom line is, in a time of souless flashy blockbusters more interested in what they can create with CGI than the script, the actors or the audience, Peter Jackson has me and most of the world salivating in anticipation of The Two Towers, and that can only be a good thing. Roll on December (my Preciousss...)

i have it on video so when i saw it on dvd i decieded to get it also it was new still wrapped and never opened a bargain

Great movie, if you have never watched the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, you dont know what your missing, its a whole new breed of movie entertainment.

I bought this film for my son as he saw it on tv and thought it was absolutely fantastic. Not many films have kept him so riveted! He has watched it repeatedly and it has encouraged him to read more of Tolkeins work. The character names are so different, the storyline superb. The battle scenes are spectacular and breathtaking. Not to be missed. nearly as good as the novel!

Ok, let's be honest - the special effects make it. But they really are so mindblowing that The Fellowship of the Ring is still easily deserving of a five-star rating.

The Balrog - a huge creature surrounded by fire - is especially incredible, and some of the massive derelict halls previously inhabited by the dwarves are so well created and full of dark, foreboding atmosphere that you can really feel you're down there with Frodo, Gandalf and the rest of their 'army'.

As you see more and more of Middle Earth, it's clear that an awe-inspiring amount of money - not to mention almost endless man-hours and skill - went into the making of The Fellowship of the Ring.

And the story is told in such a way that you can appreciate not only the bigger (and it really is big) picture, but also immerse yourself in the more intricate detail as well.

There aren't really any BAD points - the only criticism I would make, to be fair, is that the acting is just a little bit overdone. At times it seems more like a melodrama than an epic.

Great cliffhanger, too. Watch it! Even if you aren't into fantasy jaunts, this is bound to impress.

I already owned the 2nd and 3rd lord of the rings and couldnt find the first one so now i have all 3 thanks to ebay

This DVD was superb value and arrived straight away would really recommend the seller thank you very much

From the idyllic shire of the Hobbits to the smoking chasms of Mordor, director Peter Jackson has created a world that surpasses the expectations of J.R.R. Tolkien purists as Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) embarks on his epic quest for the one true ring. The movie -- which nabbed 13 Oscar nominations -- is wonderfully cast with actors such as Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), and stays beautifully true to the book.

i wanted to buy this dvd as i wanted a complete set of the lord of the rings trilogy. it was perfect condition and a fantastic film