Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Epic, Fantasy, Monsters, Witches, Wizards & Magic, Betrayal, Kidnapping, Demon, Love, Supernatural, Gay/Lesbian, On The Road
Plot: The Lord of the Rings, the book of the 20th Century is about to become the motion picture event of the 21st Century – A groundbreaking epic of good versus evil, extraordinary heroes, wondrous creatures and dark armies of terror. Generations of more than 50 million people around the globe, in 25 different languages have grown up with this epic history. The legend has inspired an entire genre of movies, fiction, and has influenced some of the greatest artists of our time. It has made dreamers out of children and adults, and has recently been named the number one most popular book of the century. But it has never been told in its entirety on the screen.Using the power of contemporary cinema technology, New Line Cinema is proud to transform J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings into a history-making motion picture event. Beginning in the year 2001, New Line will present a grand trilogy of live-action feature films -- The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King -- that will take audiences inside Tolkien’s living, breathing mythology, the world that is Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings will collectively re-tell the story of Frodo Baggins, who battles against the Dark Lord, Sauron to save Middle-earth from the grip of evil. In the films, Frodo and The
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 The Lord of the Rings will become a milestone not only for its genre, but for motion pictures in general.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
The heroic and epic film version of "The Lord of the Rings" brings beauty, awe and excitement back to the big screen.--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
The film is remarkably well made. But it does go on, and on, and on--more vistas, more forests, more sounds in the night, more fearsome creatures, more prophecies, more visions, more dire warnings, more close calls, until we realize this sort of thing can continue indefinitely.  --Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
The story is compelling business for readers or nonreaders of Tolkien. And there's humor, too.--Desson Howe (Washington Post)
The magnitude of the film is beyond any one persons ability to capture it all in a single viewing.--Jason Szabo (Movie Marshal)
Beyond a doubt this film will be one of the most influential of this generation 10/10--Paul Twomey (Movie-Vault.com)
This movie will likely enthrall fans of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but Tolkien newbies will probably have a tough time getting into this complicated world filled with underdeveloped characters.  --David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Jackson applies a lot of learned technique in unique horror, turning out a spectacle of aurally inviting scenes. He brings the same creaky, luscious camera movements that have made him a small legend. Each frame is an extension of the man himself, creating an exquisite picture book that should be distributed to every coffee table in America.  --B. Alan Orange (MovieWeb)
A complete masterpiece that stands alone as the single greatest film adaptation of a book, ever. --Brian Balchack (MovieWeb)
Funny, scary and, totally involving, Peter Jackson's assured adaptation of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings turns the book's least screen-worthy volume into a gripping and powerful adventure movie.  --Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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 | Frances Walsh
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Noel Appleby
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 | Sean Astin
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 | Sean Bean
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 | Cate Blanchett
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 | Orlando Bloom
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 | Billy Boyd
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 | Marton Csokas
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