To be honest they couldn't go wrong with this, the perfect gift for a male teen, superlative special effects, awesome story line which also has some deep philosophical undertones, especially with regard to the neo-platonic concepts of Zion and an almost Nietsche like perspective of the modern heaven in a semi-mocking tone. But the actors in this all put in great performances to create this epic movie that's popularity will continue to grow over the years, much like Mr. Reeves' first cult movie "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" although a slightly film this too seems to be destined for greatness and many people already would put this among their top ten films. On DVD it will never be as good as in the cinema but you cannot do much better than this on the small screen.
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Action/Adventure - Director: Peter Jackson - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
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Re-rated based on Ciao's insistence that such reviews are no longer considered "Off Topic"
CaptainColonic 06.08.2007 14:44
See comment below. If you add in what you thought of the DVD features I will amend my rating.
Soho_Black 16.05.2007 21:59
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
Advantages: Merges action and intelligence seemlessly. Visually stunning. Great sci-fi concept! Disadvantages: None, Nada, Nicto. The best film ever made has no faults...
Advantages: Merges action and intelligence seemlessly. Visually stunning. Great sci-fi concept! Disadvantages: None, Nada, Nicto. The best film ever made has no faults...