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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images
Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, and Ian Holm
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)
| GENRE(S): | Fantasy |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Frances Walsh
Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson J.R.R. Tolkien (novel The Fellowship of the Ring) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Peter Jackson |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 6, 2002 Video: August 6, 2002 Theatrical: December 19, 2001 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 178 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | New Zealand / USA |
Received a year-high 13 Oscar nominations in 2002, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film's four Golden Globe nominations include Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director (Jackson). Other awards include Best Supporting Actress (Blanchett), Filmmaking Special Event, Best Production Design, 2001 National Board of Review
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.4 (out of 10) based on 413 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Eric R gave it a6:
It suffers from meandering moments that lag the story, choppy editing, and underdeveloped characters. But it somehow managed to hold my attention thanks to the amazing enthralling world Jackson has realized for the big screen and the flawless cast.
Christopher E gave it a5:
One of the more over-rated films of the 21st century that owes it's success more to nostalgia than to taste.
Dude P gave it a10:
Prolly the greatest movie of alltime. The fellowship was the best of all three lord of the rings movies.
[Anonymous] gave it a6:
This film had a hard job to condense the book into a coherent movie which would be popular - and perhaps inevitably, only partially succeeds. Jackson found it hard to maintain focus and instead creates a rambling story which people who have not read the book might find hard to follow. Attempts to oversimplify good and evil imagery, and thereby produces overly sentimental scenes which are unnecessary and annoying. The sequel is better.
Adnan A. gave it a10:
When I watched the lord of the rings for the first time I was either 9 or 10 and I didn't understand a single thing about this movie. I was like why the hell is everybody jumping for this ring. Now many years later the lord of the rings trilogy remains my favorite! Story... If you get the plot then it's a story that's gonna captivate you even after the end of the movie. Kudos to J.R.R.Tolkien for creating such a world and Peter Jackson for filling this world with life. Acting... Every character is special and all the credit goes to the actors. Each and every actor, has carried out their roles with dedication and devotion. No complains. Direction... I'd only say that no other person in this universe could have made lord of the rings other than Peter Jackson. Visuals... The fighting scenes are exhilarating! Visuals are one of the strongest points of this movie. It's not easy for a 3 hour movie to keep you entertained for long but this movie makes you beg for more! These movies are made once in a decade and to not see them is the biggest mistake of your life.
Jared C. gave it a10:
Peter Jackson awakens us into this breathtaking astonishing trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Jackson views a unique conception of fantasy and engages us with plenty of detail. After that crap animated Lord of the Rings came out, I could never get the horrific sensation of bad elements in the film out of my head. But in The Fellowship, Jackson amazes our pupils and widens our hearts into his beautiful imagination that will be cherished for generations. The soudtrack will raise your heart strings as every scene has its own heartwarming beat or song that brings each a favorable rhythm each time a new place in the story is discovered to develop more build-up in the plot and setting. The Shire, Rivendell, Lothlorien, Moria, and Amon-Hen each have their own soundtrack so when you think of that one place, you think of the music Howard Shore uses in that setting. The character development is tremendous and each and every image in this film is absolutely beautiful. Jackson succeeds in this brilliant and amazing picture and will now be defined as a master movie-maker. The Fellowship of the Ring is highly recommended and magnificent.
Nigg A gave it a0:
It sucked my left nut on the right side bullshit it sucked both the balls freestyle that shit and eat it.

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