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Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship and individual courage. The saga centers around an unassuming Hobbit named Frodo Baggins who inherits a Ring that would give a dark and powerful lord the power to enslave the world. With a loyal fellowship of elves, dwarves, men and a wizard, Frodo embarks on a heroic quest to destroy the One Ring and pave the way for the emergence of mankind.
"Real magic! One of the best films of the year!" Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
"The best film of the year!" Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Spectacular scenery, stupefying effects and epic scope... a dream come true." Rita Kempley, The Washington Post
"Not since Gone With The Wind more than 60 years ago has a movie held up as well to the original book." Paul Clinton, CNN
"An excellent film and a ripping yarn of a movie." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...the most rousing and ambitious adventure film of many years and bodes well for the future of the Tolkien fan." John Anderson, Newsday
"A film of eye-popping grandeur..." Richard Corliss, Time Magazine
Editor's Note
With THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, director Peter Jackson has achieved a meticulous and captivating adaptation of the first book of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy. The setting is Middle-earth, a mythological land populated by elves, dwarves, humans, and the gentle, diminutive hobbits upon whom the story centers. One hobbit, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), unexpectedly comes into possession of an ancient magical ring so powerful it invariably corrupts anyone who wears it. In order to prevent the ring's erstwhile owner, the dark lord Sauron, from reclaiming the ring and taking over Middle-earth, a motley band of comrades set out to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged. Included in the group are Frodo and hobbits Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monoghan), and Pippin (Billy Boyd); the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen); human warriors Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Boromir (Sean Bean); the dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies); the elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom). Along the way, they wage battle with monsters, demons, and Sauron's evil minions, all brought to life by spectacular digital technology.Jackson's grandiose production represents the first of three films that he wrote and directed, derived from Tolkien's beloved novels. Fourteen months in the making, at a cost of $270 million, all three installments were filmed at once in New Zealand where diverse landscapes lend themselves particularly well to the mystical realm of Middle-earth. The trilogy also includes THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING.
| Features | TV Spot | | Theatrical Trailer: Original theatrical trailers | | Audio: English Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound | | An inside look at the upcoming Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | | Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, The Two Towers | | Subtitles: English with closed captions | | 15 featurettes which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others. | | Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, The Two Towers. | | Enya "May It Be" music video | | 3D Animated Menus | | DVD ROM Features: Exclusive online content | | 3 in-depth programs with secrets behind the production: "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network, and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the SCI-FI Channel |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: New Line |
| Release Date: 5/19/2009 |
| Running Time: 178 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 5413 | | UPC: 00794043541322 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2002) |  | Andrew Lesnie, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Jim Rygiel, et al., Winner, Best Effects, Visual Effects | | Peter Owen, Richard Taylor, Winner, Best Makeup | | Howard Shore, Winner, Best Music, Original Score | | | Ian McKellan, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor | | | Peter Jackson, Nominee, Best Director | | | Enya, Roma Ryan, Nominee, Best Music, Song ("May It Be") | | | Peter Jackson, et al., Nominee, Best Picture | | | Peter Jackson, et al., Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...The playful spookiness of Mr. Jackson's direction provides a lively, light touch..." 12/19/2001 p.E1USA Today
"...A faithful and visually spectacular adaptation of the first volume in Tolkien's trilogy....RINGS has moment of edge-of-the-seat excitement..." 12/21/2001 p.8E Rolling Stone
"...FELLOWSHIP is the real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character..." 01/17/2002 p.55-6 Variety
"...[The film] looks to please the book's legions of fans with its imaginatively scrupulous rendering of the tome's characters and worlds on the screen....McKellen delivers Gandalf with great relish and gusto..." 12/10/2001 p.31-6 Box Office
"...Jackson has captured something of the depth, breadth, and melancholy grandeur of Tolkien's vision. And that is magic, indeed..." 02/01/2002 p.59 Sight and Sound
"...Jackson has translated the best-loved fantasy novel of our age into a commanding screen adventure, one with a sense of human terror and danger and grit under its nails..." 02/01/2002 p.49-52 Hollywood Reporter
"...Well-made and well-cast....Masterfully paced and one of those rewarding movies that seems to get better as it progresses..." 12/04/2001 p.8-82 San Francisco Examiner 9 of 10
The astonishing set designs are overwhelming... Jackson and his writers create a real world with its own logic, and they never betray that by pandering to us... an accomplished movie for everyone who ever longed to hit the road and who welcomes adventure. I just wish there was a way to see the whole thing right now... - Jeffrey M. Anderson
Rolling Stone 10 of 10
...the real deal, a movie epic that pops your eyes out, piles on thrills and fun, and yet stays intimately attuned to character... Jackson is the wizard who gets it right... It's an amazing achievement, with a script...that never allows computer-generated marvels to overwhelm the personal story. - Peter Travers
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