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fiawThe Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition Remuxed (2001)

Nieuw-Zeeland / Verenigde Staten
Avontuur / Fantasy
178 minuten / 208 minuten (extended edition)

geregisseerd door Peter Jackson
met Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen en Viggo Mortensen

Een eeuwenoude ring, die jaren zoek is geweest, wordt gevonden en komt bij toeval terecht bij de kleine Hobbit Frodo. Als de tovenaar Gandalf erachter komt dat deze ring eigenlijk de Ene Ring is waar de slechte Sauron naar op zoek is, gaat Frodo samen met Gandalf, een Dwerg, een Elf, twee Mensen en drie andere Hobbits op een groots avontuur om deze te vernietigen.


One of the greatest films of all time., 25 November 2002
 
Author: David Gallegos (dgallegos@nbtymfg.com) from Anaheim, United States

 
Star Wars has been dethroned. Although George Lucas' movies are good in their own right (except for the juvenile elements he puts in to sell toys to finance the franchise), his scripts (which borrow heavily from J.R.R.Tolkien, mythology & religion) can't compare with the brilliance of the literary trilogy `The Lord of the Rings'. Granted, Lucas took on a herculean task in writing & directing his story himself, but Tolkien's words, along with Peter Jackson's faithful adaptation & inspired vision, have created something no one man could equal.Of course, it helps that Jackson insisted on at least a 2 picture deal, & New Line Cinema was brave enough to foot the bill up front for 3 movies. They spent $180 million to film all 3 simultaneously. With the New Zealand exchange rate, that equals $360 million ($90 million ea.), but since they used many of the same sets, and FX development costs were spread throughout, we're seeing $120-$150 million on the screen. This will ensure consistency in plot, casting, tone, etc. In 3 hours, Jackson has crammed everything essential from the first novel & then some into the film, rewriting some scenes & dialogue with lesser characters for the leads, leaving out only what there wasn't enough time for. Basically, you have two 90 min. movies running back to back. There are no slow spots, just one climax after another. From the opening 10 min. backstory where the Dark Lord Sauron is shown on the battlefield wiping out men & elves 10 at a time with each swing of his mace, I was blown away. The romance between Aragorn, king in exile, and Arwen, daughter of the elf-lord, is played up for the "Titanic" quotient, but it's well done. The story, sets, costumes & FX are so rich, you'll have to see the film several times to absorb everything. The unspoiled New Zealand locales are spectacular, providing a variety of environments to represent the different settings on the characters' journey. The location sets are imaginative, detailed & weathered, adding to their believability, while the studio sets match them in meticulousness. The costumes are at once familiar & strange, drawing on both the medievil & the fantastic, but more important, they're also functional & practical. The music by Howard Shore is appropriately sweeping, Celtic & folky in keeping with the novel, although it lacks the memorable themes of John Williams or Jerry Goldsmith, but neither would commit a year or more to a 3 picture project. The FX are as they should be, unobtrusive & unnoticed most of the time, there only to support the story not draw attention away from it as in most Hollywood movies which try to coverup illogical plots & bad acting. I'm particularly gratified by the casting of Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn which was a last minute stroke of luck when the actor first chosen for the part backed out due to differences with the director. I've always thought Mortenson had an intensity & striking but not pretty-boy looks that could portray a flawed, dangerous hero instead of the villains Hollywood always picked him for. A stellar cast giving some of their best performances, visuals that deliver beyond what I imagined, a perfect mix of humor, passion & tragedy, and a feeling of grandeur, scope & impending doom. Perhaps as an ensemble piece with so many characters & the inability to concentrate on any one, it can't be measured against some of the classic character study films, but even the casual moviegoer can grasp the ideas & not get lost As far as I'm concerned, it's one of the greatest films of all time.

Disc Title: The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition D1 Remuxed
Disc Size: 29,018,907,012 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 29,018,797,248 bytes
Length: 1:45:43
Total Bitrate: 36.60 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29857 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 6.1 / 48 kHz / 4718 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 6.1-ES / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: English / 25.799 kbps
Subtitle: Chinese / 21.348 kbps
Subtitle: Czech / 21.470 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 30.313 kbps
Subtitle: Hebrew / 17.533 kbps
Subtitle: Korean / 20.034 kbps
Subtitle: Polish / 19.869 kbps
Subtitle: Romanian / 23.939 kbps
Subtitle: Thai / 22.345 kbps

Disc Title: The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring Extended Edition D2 Remuxed
Disc Size: 33,603,154,377 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 33,602,992,128 bytes
Length: 2:02:35
Total Bitrate: 36.55 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29855 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 6.1 / 48 kHz / 4763 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 6.1-ES / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: English / 13.600 kbps
Subtitle: Chinese / 12.064 kbps
Subtitle: Chinese / 10.984 kbps
Subtitle: Czech / 11.829 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 16.305 kbps
Subtitle: Hebrew / 9.527 kbps
Subtitle: Korean / 10.517 kbps
Subtitle: Polish / 11.539 kbps
Subtitle: Romanian / 13.268 kbps
Subtitle: Thai / 12.789 kbps
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