 "Lord Of the ring - Extended Edition" | 2009-11-13 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3IP0I8SX2SN75 |
| I got the product before I expected it. I ordered the DVD and received within two days. The quality of the dvd is flawless; without any scratches or dents :-) |
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| "Is it worth the $70?" | 2009-11-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: ALFMHLXZBZCIS |
This set is amazing.
From the movie stand point, the extended scenes provide so much insight into the characters. Also, the special features are fascinating (I don't want to spoil so I wont go into them).
The main question is not is the movie is good enough, but rather, is this set worth 70 dollars.
Yes. If you think about it, for a family 5 to go to the movies for a night it costs around 70 bucks (or at least thats how much it costs my family). With this set you get almost 12 hours of movie to watch, plus endless special features. Basically you can spend an entire weekend just watching this set.
If, however, you just simply want to see the movie, no extras, no extensions, just the normal movie, then get the normal movie. If you want the best Lord of the Rings experience get this. |
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 "thanks loads" | 2009-11-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3TDM7J1W0GAPT |
| super fast shipping in very good shape i'm very happy with amazon and the people i have done business with here |
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| "Awsome" | 2009-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: AIKYMJPNRCT70 |
| It was in great condition and shipped promptly.....I got it before I even expected it. |
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| "The Christ in the Lord of the Rings" | 2009-10-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A23LXVX7B44L2D |
With all of the world's problems and the gloom and doom going on today, most people want to get away from reality. The Lord of Rings trilogy takes you from reality to a far off world. But as some people look at films for romance, action, or drama, I look for the Christ-like aspect in a film. I believe that these movies have some characters that portray some Christ-like qualities such as Aragon, Frodo, and Gandalf.
Aragon, who starts in the film as Strider, fits the Christ-like qualities in theses ways. His family line was with that of the King Elendal. Christ's line was with King David. Aragon was disliked and even hated by his own people, mostly those who were in authority. Jesus Christ had to deal with hatred and plots from Pharisees and Sadducee.
Frodo Baggins, the hobbit, carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. The evil from the ring that no man could carry was being handled by a small hobbit. Similarly, Jesus was merely a son of a carpenter and carried our sins on the cross.
Gandalf guided and direct the Fellowship through tough obstacles, as Jesus directed his disciples in the gospels. Gandalf the Grey died and was brought back to life as Gandalf the white. Jesus died on the cross and rose again on the third day.
In conclusion, the Lord of the Rings trilogy contains many Christ-like attributes that may often go unnoticed. J. R. R. Tolkien the writer of the books was a Christian, and I believe that it would be neat for everyone to look for the Christ like or Christian values of the movie. Even though there were some things that were added or taken away from the books, I thought they were really well produced.
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| "One Ring To Rule Them All" | 2009-10-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A239PPUVV8O0U0 |
| The first of one of the best book to movie adaptations ever made! Normally I'd review the theatrical releases but I never got those and I can't really remember what wasn't in there before I bought this after I saw it theatres. The cast captures the characters perfectly, especially my favorite Christopher Lee, whose character, Saruman, doesn't feature in the first book at all (though I may be wrong, its been awhile since I read it). He tries to be friendly towards Gandalf (the part he orginally tried out for) and persuade him to join his cause but that ulitimately backfires and switches into evil, which the man plays very well. Elijah Wood plays Frodo innocent in the world at large and near the end, very mistrusting of the rest of the Fellowship, even Sam. The extended version captures the book better than what the theatrical release could (time constraints being the main problem) and I'm still very glad they didn't try to adapt the whole book as I'd probably still be in theatres now watching the second movie. There's just too many things that slow down the flow of the book and Peter Jackson trims at the fat and makes the story focus on Frodo and his journey and not the many side-trips he made like; Tom Bombadil (though a cherished character by fans I'm sure, his inclusion would've slowed the film down as the Hobbits spend quite some time with him even before they get to Bree) and I think there was an attack on the Fellowship by some wolves but then again, its been awhile since I read them. The action scenes, especially the swordsmanship I must point out, is some of the best I've seen next to the swordplay in Star Wars. The effects are also top notch, both special visual, the Balrog, the cave troll and the opening scene with the thousands of warriors imparticular. The make-up department, something I hardly ever comment on in my reviews, I must make a point to congratulate. It must've been painstaking to come up with so many different looks for the Orcs and Uruk-Hai. Howard Shore's score is one of my favorites, the Fellowship theme being fantastic and stirs a feeling of heroics within me (pretty much the same effect the Superman and Batman's themes make me feel). |
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