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It's full of scenic splendors with a fine sense of scale, but its narrative thrust seems relatively pro forma, and I was bored by the battle scenes.
Tolkien completists won't find any of this overkill, but for those uninitiates among us, less is more is still a dictum worth heeding.
The production design is a marvel, and the special effects are dazzling.
The real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character.
McKellen plays Gandalf and, truth be told, his performance is worth more to the success of the film than all the effects, visual and aural, combined.
Director Peter Jackson has not only attempted the most ambitious film project in modern cinema history, he's pulled it off with a breathtaking mixture of nerve and verve, too.
An insurmountable amount of extras comes second only to New Line Home Video's stunning visual and audio transfer of Peter Jackson's exhilarating and exhausting epic.
Visually striking, thematically poignant, and morally weighty, the first film of Lord of the Rings is superb.
Fabulous, but also violent and scary.
"Fellowship" bears well the burden of exposition and character introduction, and also features two of the series' best action setpieces -not just visual-effects reels, but trials by fire of the camaraderie among this ragamuffin band of brothers.
...glorious sights and sounds. (Blu-ray Extended Edition set)
...the project couldn't have made me happier. (Extended Edition)
A stunning adventure story realized with genuine artistic flair.
The sets and special effects are near flawless.
Jackson ... conjures the most potent major-motion-picture magic in years.
Thankfully, if the audience has the patience, the film is good enough to warrant watching again.
Putting formula blockbusters to shame, Fellowship is impeccably cast and constructed with both care and passion.
In unveiling the Holy Grail for action-fantasy aficionados, director and co-writer Peter Jackson has begun a series to rival Star Wars in the pantheon.
It's finally here. The adaptation of the first installment from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" series, and all I have to say is, "Wow."
The filmmakers have shown great respect for their source material. I was moved by Jackson's passionate, caring, and human portrayals of these characters and dramas.
Director Peter Jackson's awesome three hour film, seeming like half the time, is the handsomest fantasy film ever made. (Published 12-22-01)
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