Not a Trilogy - A Masterpiece

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	• The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen New Line Home Entertainment, 2004 average customer review:based on 468 reviews view larger image
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Not a Trilogy - A Masterpiece

The special extended version of this movie (or trilogy as they prefer to call it) is so much more than what I expected. I understand how scenes must be deleted for theater presentations, but the extended version puts an entirely different spin on the story. So much more is explained and some character development is enhanced through these deleted scenes. I received this set as a gift and have spent many hours not just watching the
movie over and over, but also enjoying all the extra discussions and making of the movie footage. I am not a skilled reviewer, but I have been a Lord of the Rings fan since childhood. This set brings the books to life and should be saved for future generations to enjoy.

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3 Great Films in 1 Box

Peter Jackson's cinematic masterpiece called "The Lord of The Rings" is just that- a masterpiece. The original films were awesome but now with the extended and added scenes and more bonus features they are beyond awesome.

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A leaf in autumn

Yeah, you know, colorful, but about to fall off the tree. Actually, in this case, it's not really colorful. But it's about to fall off.
LotR was about the first real book that I read when I was young. While I haven't exactly turned into a rabid fanboy of Jrr, I had definite expectations of how magical this series was going to be. With a few exceptions, it falls short.

First, what's good: the Fellowship of the Ring is a very strong start to the series. While definitely less awesome than I expected, it was good in parts, especially the council of elrond. The scenery is very... well, unpopulated, but not exactly evocative of Middle-Earth. Gollum. The actual actors look colorless, and lifeless next to him. Gandalf is, well, not the highlight, but definitely not the lowlight. The Ringwraiths are appropriately spooky. The ents are quite well done. IMHO the highlight of the series. The elves reinforcing Helm's Deep was appropriate, I thought. Oh yeah, and Theoden's hall was quite splendid.

What's bad: hobbits. Their one chance of winning my heart was to be wide-eyed, cute, and bumbling. Okay, 1 out of three. While that may be a good batting average, in school it's typically an F. Aragorn is not very believable as the True King. While the Elves are... I dunno, okay, they are far less interesting than they are in the books. The action sequences are decently done, but I never got the sense that anyone was caring about what they were fighting for. Sauron's evil is distant for most of the movies, so it's hard to care if the good guys win or not. There's really not much in the way of magic. The sense of wonder that I first got from reading the series: just not there. In general, the feeling of `wow' never occured. By attempting to make the movie more believable (less magic), they in fact made it less so. To me anyway. I feel that the chief guide to setting the stage of Middle-Earth (the Silmarillion) was largely, probably completely, ignored. Truth be told, I feel a little conned. Furthermore, the last I heard, Jackson had yet to pay the Tolkien estate. Not exactly forthright doins.
However, it's a decent attempt. Kudos to the team for trying.

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This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit Frodo Baggins and his fellowship of companions to save Middle-earth by destroying the One Ring and defeating the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron. With new and extended scenes carefully added back into the film the 12-disc set also includes hours of bonus features.Running Time: 785 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY UPC: 794043734724

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