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The Lord of the Rings | Description: A small Hobbit, named Frodo has found the ring. He has to defy many dangers and evil to destroy the ring Year: 2001 Classification: Adventure Birthdate: 30 June 1966 Directed: - Peter Jackson - Ralph Bakshi Actors/Actresses: - Alan Howard as The Ring - Noel Appleby as Everard Proudfoot - Sala Baker as Sauron - Sean Bean as Boromir - Cate blanchett as Queen Galadriel - Billy Boyd as Pippin - Sean Bean as Boromir - Ian Holm as Bilbo - Ian McKellen as Gandalf - Elijah Woods - Christopher Guard - William Squire Bakshi's version has Tolkien's heart Yes it changes or leaves out some of the key elements of the story. Yes it ends rather abruptly. And yes some people may be put off by the style of animation (I'm not, I thinks it's brilliant). But I just watched the DVD version of this film, first time in probably 10 years, and I just hope I walk out of the theatre this Christmas with the same sense of wonderment and exhileration as I get from this animated version. The acting is superb, couldn't be better (acting as in voices, pronunciation, use of language, etc.). The music was rousing, and the action sequences stiring. If you are a book fanatic you may want to obsess over what's missing rather than accepting what it there. That would be a shame because you are not permitting yourself to enter a world that embodies the spirit of Tolkien. Again, I hope the new movie can live up to this mark. Faithful Retelling of FELLOWSHIP OF RINGS/ TWO TOWERS I rented this movie years ago (around 1985?) and found it enjoyable. I liked it better this time, maybe because I recently read THE LORD OF THE RINGS (for the 3rd time) and saw the motion picture. Like the movie, minor parts/characters were dropped for simplicity (Tom Bombadil was probably too weirtd for audiences anyway), but unlike the movie, this "cartoon" followed the storyline pretty closely. (Hey, I enjoyed the new movie that everyone is screaming about and will see the two sequels). Anyway, I have some criticism (4 Stars) such as not finding the representation of Treebeard, Strider (American Indian?) or Sam to be that good, and some of the animation (orc fights, etc,) was pretty lousy or just strange- TOO VIOLENT AT END. Still, this was a valiant effort! Frodo came across as a Hobbit, doing things from the book like singing songs, dancing on tables, putting on magic rings...(the new movie had to go and screw up that scene!) Gandalf, Elrond and others were presented in a admirable way, following details from book. My big question now is: Why Didn't The Director Go Ahead and Make A Sequel (Second Half)??? Talk About the Soundtrack, NOT the Movie All of the reviews I read on the page about the Soundtrack reviewed the MOVIE, instead! At least, the ones I bothered to read. Buy The Lord Of The Rings at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Lord Of The Rings Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Lord Of The Rings This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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