The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring (Extended Version) (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Fanatastic
Disadvantages: some major deviations for lovers of the books

The Fellowship: Hobbits: Frodo (Elijah Woods) : He has spent all his life in the shire who bravely takes on a quest. Nephew of Bilbo Sam (Sean Astin) : Hobbit Gardner for Frodo and Bilbo and also Frodos best friend who accompanies Frodo on his journey Merry (Dominic Monaghan) : Cousin of Frodo and a mischeivous character who in the beginning inadvertantly ends up joining Frodo and Sam Pippin (Billy Boyd) : Best friend of Merry and equally ... Read review

Advantages: Over 30 minutes of new footage
Disadvantages: The film is split over 2 discs

Lord Of The Rings has been re-edited and re-scored and made even better. LOTR runs for 200 minutes 30 minutes longer than the original release, but believe me it flies by and 200 minutes only seems like an hour and a half. Now I may be biased on this one, but I adore Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings and Peter Jackson has made a translation of the book to film. For those of you who don't know about "Lord Of The Rings", where have you been, then here ... Read review

Advantages: It is Truly special
Disadvantages: none

...is quite possibly one of the hardest pieces I have ever had to do in my time on Ciao. I know it is not in the right place as I am writing about the Extended edition and not the one listed. But I was sick of waiting for Ciao to get off their backside and do something about it so it is here instead (I will transfer it over later when the category appears). Now I loved The Fellowship of the Ring movie! In fact it my gf and I went and saw it twice ... Read review

Advantages: Every deleted scene is cut back into the movie
Disadvantages: May take a whole day to get through it all!

...to see this film in the cinema a few years back, I had no idea what Lord of the Rings was. I have never been so angry walking out of a cinema, not even after seeing 2 Fast 2 Furious, which was horrendous by the way. The reason for this however, wasn't because the film was bad ... It was because it was the best film I'd ever seen and I didn't know I had to wait for a year to see what happned next! The story is as you may or may not know from ... Read review

Advantages: An unforgettable fantasy adventure epic.
Disadvantages: None

When I saw the fellowship for the first time back in December of 2001 I was surprised by how good it was, I had never read the books before so I just went to the cinema as I would, not expecting much and it turned out to be great, though, as I saw it really late at night it was hard to concentrate on the story. The movie was sold out when we got to the cinema so we had to wait and go to the 8:30 showing, it was then delayed by a further 45 minutes ... Read review

Advantages: its the lord of the rings
Disadvantages: none

...I still don’t get bored. The film has won 5 British Academy Awards including Best Film and Director, which speaks volumes. If you’ve read the book you will probably know the story line already. Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) opens the film with a longer version of these famous words: Three rings for the Elven Kings under the sky, Seven for the dwarf lords in their halls of stone, Nine for mortal men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent film with loads of extras which make the film complete.
Disadvantages: It is over 2 disc's so you have to change half way through.

...my girl friend, she wanted the Lord of the Rings DVD for Christmas and I had the agonising choice of either buying the extended version of the film for £32 or spend £10 less on the 2 DISC version, so being a little bit tight-fisted I went for the cheaper option. Which I now realise was a big mistake. The two DISC version is great and a really good buy, but since then a few people have told me that if you have not seen the extended version then you ... Read review

Advantages: Absorbing, Breathtaking, Comprehensive
Disadvantages: Long!, Big investment, Not for the 'Sword and Sorcery' phobic

...you get this far past the other reviews then you've a pretty good idea this is a highly rated piece of cinematography. Additionally, that all the reviews so far have been more than comprehensive. Consequently, I will look to keep this one shorter: A box set that provides hours of entertainment. The film itself is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Peter Jackson and his assistant producers have given us the most absorbing and beautiful fantasy film, ... Read review

Advantages: Shear depth and pleasure to watch
Disadvantages: Some might find it a tad long

...had never read any of the books and knew very little of the story. I am now converted and I am working my way through the books. I saw this at the cinema first and thought it was a fantastic film to start with. This Extended edition adds more scenes and embelishes on other parts that the original cut did not. This version is slightly closer to the book. Obviously it does not stay true to the book because if it did it would be 9 hours long rather than ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining, well made, a host of great extra features
Disadvantages: Takes a long time to watch the extra features!

I loved the film and wanted to get it on DVD - it was my husband's idea to get the special boxed set, 4 DVD edition - I don't normally watch the extras much on DVDs. In this case however, I made an exception as I got caught up with them when hubby started to watch! Not only is the film excellent in its own right, but when you see the amount of detail that went into creating and directing it, you watch it again with new eyes. The extras cover a ... Read review

Advantages: Tons of extras, extended and new scenes, epic movie
Disadvantages: It's too good!

Lord of The Rings is the epic story of Frodo Baggins and his friends Merry, Pippin and Sam, who have to leave their home in The Shire and set out on a quest to save Middle Earth. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone who may not have seen this film yet, so I'll keep the rest of the summary minimal. They end up in Rivendell, a great Elvish city, and are joined by Aragorn, Gandalf, Boromir, Gimli and Legolas: The Fellowship of The Ring. They set ... Read review

Advantages: More scenes with Legolas!!!! :D etc...
Disadvantages: Nothing

I've watched the Lord of the Rings Trilogy so many times I know some of the lines by heart. It is officially one of the best movies I have seen made so far for this part of the 21st century. How could I not have this DVD?! ;) People keep complaining about how long the extended version is, but I assure you its excellence completely makes up for the time. The effects are great, the acting is great, the script is great, the storyline is great, the ... Read review