The Lord of the Rings adaptations are to our generation what Star Wars was to the last: an unforgettable journey through vast worlds of both colour and darkness, with creatures beyond our very imagination and a central underlying plot designed primarily to keep viewers entertained at every turn. But since its release in 2001, The Fellowship of the Ring has faced staggering competition from an array of multi-award-winning hits, most recently Avatar, so the question is not so much as to whether the series opener is a good film (that fact had already been decided upon long before this review), but whether- on the release of the Blu-Ray versions- it can still hold its own against today's greats. If anyone who's reading this hasn't yet seen this epic, then they should simply stop reading and spend a few hours sitting through it. Back? Great, wasn't it? I can confirm that having watched Fellowship once more this weekend, it is most definitely still deserved of all its prizes and titles, as Peter Jackson has effortlessly brought to life the visions of J.R.R Tolkien originally portrayed in the books, installing a brilliant soundtrack with an overarching theme that can instantly switch from merry and calm to an ominous foreshadowing of things to come in the final instalments, while finding the perfect cast to bring the huge character list to the big screen, with even cameos from Andy Serkis (giving his all in his brief time as Gollum, a time which is indeed lengthened considerably in The Two Towers) and others impressing. The Extended DVD set is a marvel to behold, adding a great deal of scenes to deepen the story of each character, and featuring a host of documentaries chronicling the transition from book to script to motion picture, and is well worth the mere £10 or so asked by online sites for even minor fans of the flicks.
OS Cover Image
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition Review (5/5)
The Lord of the Rings adaptations are to our generation what Star Wars was to the last: an unforgettable journey through vast worlds of both colour and darkness, with creatures beyond our very imagination and a central underlying plot designed primarily to keep viewers entertained at every turn. But since its release in 2001, The Fellowship of the Ring has faced staggering competition from an array of multi-award-winning hits, most recently Avatar, so the question is not so much as to whether the series opener is a good film (that fact had already been decided upon long before this review), but whether- on the release of the Blu-Ray versions- it can still hold its own against today's greats. If anyone who's reading this hasn't yet seen this epic, then they should simply stop reading and spend a few hours sitting through it. Back? Great, wasn't it? I can confirm that having watched Fellowship once more this weekend, it is most definitely still deserved of all its prizes and titles, as Peter Jackson has effortlessly brought to life the visions of J.R.R Tolkien originally portrayed in the books, installing a brilliant soundtrack with an overarching theme that can instantly switch from merry and calm to an ominous foreshadowing of things to come in the final instalments, while finding the perfect cast to bring the huge character list to the big screen, with even cameos from Andy Serkis (giving his all in his brief time as Gollum, a time which is indeed lengthened considerably in The Two Towers) and others impressing. The Extended DVD set is a marvel to behold, adding a great deal of scenes to deepen the story of each character, and featuring a host of documentaries chronicling the transition from book to script to motion picture, and is well worth the mere £10 or so asked by online sites for even minor fans of the flicks.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment