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

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8.8 out of 10

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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. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Ron Wells
    80
    Probably the best comment I could give it is that after sitting through the first two and 1/2 hours, I would have happily sat through another five. How long am I going to have to wait for that DVD Box Set?
  4. 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: 307 out of 348
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 348
  3. Negative: 32 out of 348
  1. WhovianFantatic
    10
    Fellowship of the Ring is a fantastic experience. I loved this movie the first time I went into it and enjoyed the living daylight out of it. Every single character seemed to have a fantastic presense on screen Gandalf as a personal favourite was very serious and awesome. I mainly liked gandalf as he is a wizard.. The whole movie is a joy to sit through and I had a smile on my face the entire screentime. I couldn't wait to see more!… Expand
  2. tonyGreen
    8
    My personal favourite of the trilogy. In large part I think due to the score, the strange hypnotic main theme works perfectly and may get stuck in your head. Fans of the books may be disappointed by characters that do not make it to the filmscript, however the adaptation is skilfully done. Because there is room to pace this large work correctly exposition is a joy and not a necessary chore.… Expand
  3. ChristopherE
    5
    One of the more over-rated films of the 21st century that owes it's success more to nostalgia than to taste.
  4. MikeF.
    0
    Quite possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. I mean this. Even bad movies are better, because at least the directors of those know thy�39;re not making art. What sent this picture plummeting off the scale, earning a complete zero, was the impression I had that Jackson thought he was creating a work of art. What a joke. In fact, I wish it were a joke -- a bunch of one-dimensional characters speaking a sort of bad-Shakespeare dialect. Good lord.… Expand

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