My review of Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring

Myself | 21 Dec 2001 | Myself

[My2Cents]

Thanks for your comments. We're going to the movie to see it for the first (and not last, I'm sure) time this evening. I've been looking forward to tonight for months. I hear that in a few weeks, theaters will be showing the trailer for "LOTR's 2: The Two Towers" as a preview before "FOTR." How cool will that be!

[rface]

May the Force be with you.

This is the only movie I will have gone into a theater this year to see.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Already posted here. Do a search next time. ;)

[maquiladora]

That may well be true. The Two Towers has recently been edited fully. I think all that remains to be done are some fx by WETA and the addition of the score by Howard Shore.
Putting together a trailer shouldn't prove hard. Sounds like a good idea.

[Technocrat]

I saw LOTR yesterday. I thought it was a bit slow in a lot of places, but then I think Fifth Element and Stargate were the best movies of the last decade. The attention paid to special effects, both in their application (and lack thereof) as well as in their control, required brutal discipline and flawless execution that I thought were beyond the ken of mortals. This movie is bulletproof, and it was fully worth the $5 I paid to see it.

[maquiladora]

I think you're making a mistake there. That link is to the same page, and by the way, I wrote the review ;-)

[QuestionBureaucracy]

I'm going to have to go out and buy a DVD player just for the 4 hour director's cut. Thanks for the review.

[Paul Atreides]

I'm not surprised to hear of Sean Bean's performance; he is an extremely talented actor. Boromir is my favorite character in the books. I'm glad they went for talent as opposed to going for Hollywood.

[CyberCowboy777]

That is Here.

[maquiladora]

Make no mistake, Bean gives the performance of his life. He wanted the part of Boromir badly, the dedication and passion is there...wonderful.

[Cicero]

It's a beautiful movie, which many people are going to want to see several times. It's not exactly the same as the book, but so what? It couldn't be. In its own terms, it's still wonderful. Read the book again, and see the movie.

[maquiladora]

Exactly. It's a great piece of art in it's own right. Not only that, but it enhances the experience of reading the book and will encourage others to read the book too.

[discostu]

The attention paid to special effects, both in their application (and lack thereof)

I want to bump that. To me one of the most amazing parts of the movies is the general lack of special effects when Gandalf and Sauroman are dueling. Oh sure there's wire work as the two actors (probably their stunt doubles most of the time) are flung hither thither and yon around the room. But no "beams of power" like you see in so many motion picture wizard duels (same thing during the Last Alliance battle when Sauron is kicking butt). Big kudos to Jackson and crew for not resorting to rotscope crap during those times, having the only visible sign being the people getting tossed like nerf balls made it all much more powerful.

All that being said I thought the Balrog looked pretty bad. Though from the discussions I've had I'm alone in that. It happens.

[Billthedrill]

Freak? (gollum, gollum) Who issss he calling a freak, preciousssssss, hmm? Who? (gollum, gollum, gollum...)

BTT. Can't wait...

[maquiladora]

Gollum looks great in the movie, though we don't get much of a view.

[miniver-cheevey]

I saw it on Wed.,liked it so much I went back Thur. & took my 2 sons. My 11 yr old liked it alot & wants to read the books(he reads the Redwall books). My 14 yr. old says it was ok but not as good as The Fast & The Furious.(typical teen) He said there were too many names to remember. I enjoyed it alot more the 2nd time because it had been yrs since I read the books & I was more familar with the story & I didnt have to concentrate so hard, I could relax more.

[Overtaxed]

This is the only movie I will have gone into a theater this year to see.

This is the first movie I've gone to see in a theater in 17 years.

[Liberty Tree Surgeon]

I think you're making a mistake there. That link is to the same page, and by the way, I wrote the review ;-)

Probably one of the funniest FR moments I've had so far.

[frodolives]

Excellent post. I knew I'd find good information here at FR. It looks like I can take my boy to see this. What, me look forward to THIs movie? Not.....