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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Image
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Metascore
92 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critics What's this?

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 594 Ratings

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  • Starring: Elijah Wood
  • Summary: An epic adventure of good against evil, a story of the power of friendship and individual courage, and the heroic quest to pave the way for the emergence of mankind, J.R.R. Tolkien's master work brought to cinematic life. (New Line Cinema)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    100
    So consistently involving because the excellent cast delivers their lines with the kind of utter conviction not seen in this kind of movie since the first "Star Wars."
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    Gets it right. It's a wonderful movie. Watching it, one can't help but get the impression that everyone involved was steeped in Tolkien's work, loved the book, treasured it and took care not to break a cherished thing in it.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 274 out of 316
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 316
  3. Negative: 33 out of 316
  1. grandpajoe6191
    9
    "Lord of the RIngs: The Fellowship of the Ring" may be boring for several people, but nevertheless it is a heart warming epic adventure that certainly is one of the year's best films.… Expand
    • 7 of 7 users said yes
  2. ChristopherE
    5
    One of the more over-rated films of the 21st century that owes it's success more to nostalgia than to taste.
    • 0 of 15 users said yes
  3. KenC
    0
    It's generally accepted that when adapting a book you invariably end up removing scenes. A filmmaker's responsibility to the source material is to capture the essence of it with some respect. Jackson manages to only capture the surface layer of the story and by adding a good 100 minutes of additional scenes that are not in the book he lets the source down badly. Some argue that it is a "reimagining" and that it was impossible to film otherwise which is nonsense. The added and erroneous scenes could easily have been replaced with some of the key ones that were removed. Tom Bombadil in "Fellowship" for example, and "The Scouring Of The Shire" which was critical to Return Of The King as you see how the members of the fellowship were so changed by their experiences. Replacing such critical scenes with dross shows a complete lack of respect for the source. In the end Jackson's LOTR is all sound and fury signifying nothing more than the filmmakers ego. What an awful waste.… Expand
    • 0 of 21 users said yes

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