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More like Cycle of The Rings, it feels as long!

Advantages: Yet more great special effects
Disadvantages: far too long & dull

To describe the plot in a nutshell this is the movie that separates the original group who started out with the ring, the meeting of The Ents (the last of a species of intelligent trees), defending Rohan and moving Frodo and the ring further towards Morder. We meet Elves, more bad things and nasty wizards as well as learning more about Gollum and a giant spider. The 1st 20 minutes of this film is huge tracts of flashbacks to the first movie in order ...
...I'm honest. Generally again, the pacing in this film is too much. It just lasts far too long. It's a bit annoying that Frodo & Sam go to a place in this film where they don't actually go in the book. If the director thought it was a good idea to adapt a book then why not stick to the story of the book? They stick to book one and they stick to book three but they start inventing things for book two? Who died and made him Tolkien? Of the 3 films this ...

atytyut2434 09.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers (DVD)

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Which pill would you take?

Advantages: Great story, action & special effects
Disadvantages: Slow starting

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction/action film, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. The film was made on a budget of $63,000,000 and grossed an estimated $460,379,930 at the box office. The film was looked at favourably by critics, 86% of them gave this a good review. The film was also voted the best science fiction film of the last 25 years. The Matrix is rated 15 and runs for approximately 136 minutes. As aforementioned, the Wachowski ...
...wrote, directed and produced the two Matrix sequels as well as producing V For Vendetta & Speed Racer. Keanu Reeves plays the lead in what is arguably his best known role. Reeves is also well known for: Speed, Constantine, Street Kings and The Day The Earth Stood Still. Laurence Fishburne (Boyz N The Hood, 21) co-stars alongside Hugo Weaving (Lord Of The Rings, V For Vendetta). Thomas Anderson is a well respected career focused man but he leads a ...

Great_reviewer07 16.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Matrix (DVD)

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Matric dvd box set review

Advantages: loads of bonus features
Disadvantages: none

This is the king of all box sets, its amazing. It has all of the matrix films plus loads of special features. Its not really for anyone who hasnt seen any matrix films yet but if your a fan its totally worth buying. Its great value for money as aswell as getting all the films you get 35 hours of special features. Overall its one of the best box sets I have ever come across and would recomend it to anyone. Its for anyone 15 years and older and inside ...

pianoboyrules 09.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Matrix - The Ultimate Matrix Collection (Box Set) (DVD)

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The Matrix Reloaded: Dissapointing

Advantages: Good music, Some interesting new characters
Disadvantages: Plot too complex, Emotional detachment from characters, Too much vague philosophy

As a big fan of the original I was greatly looking forward to this, however it didn't live up to the hype. My main issue was the story, I could practically hear the plot straining to be deep and profound but this falls flat on its face. The plot, which is entangled in vague philosophy ("Not how, but why"), is unnecessarily confusing and I eventually found myself wondering, does this plot make sense or is it simply that I just don't care? I actually ...
...add some new interesting characters, the twins spring to mind - however there is very little focus on them in anything other than action sequences. The enigmatic Merovingian I also found very intriguing and they did rightfully focus on him. As a quick sidenote, I didn't give a flying fig about the relationship between Trinity and Neo. I put this down largely to the fact the script didn't flesh out the characters enough as well as their rather cold ...

SmilingBuddha 27.06.2009 · Read full review
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lord of the rings the first movie of a great book of adventure

Advantages: good storyline for a trilogy
Disadvantages: you can get lost with whats happening when there are fightscenes

the parts i enjoyed most about this film is the great storyline of how the ring passed from person to person and this just goes to represent of how people get greedy. the main character is frodo baggins who ends up having to travel with the ring so they can go to the place to destroy it but they have a lot of opposition. if you enjoy a good fantasy or adventure genre than the film is for you because those are the main themes in the story but it does ...

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Review of The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring (DVD)

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