Release Date: 8/6/2002 Original Release: 2001 Format: DVD Length: 178 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: epic battle sequences and some scary images UPC: 794043554223 Studio: Warner Home Video
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Adventure, Friends, Fantasy, Live-Action, Monsters, Good Vs. Evil, Epic, Theatrical Release, Friendships, Fantasy Worlds, Essential Cinema, Based On A Novel
Description
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.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Additional Release Material: Music Video: "May It Be" by Enya Featurette: 1. Finding Hobbition 2. Hobbiton Comes Alive 3. Believing the World of Bree 4. Ringwraiths: The Fallen Kings 5. Rivendell: The Elven Refuge 6. Languages of Middle-Earth 7. Two Wizards 8. Music of Middle Earth 9. Elijah Wood 10. Viggo Mortenson 11. Orlando Bloom 12. Cate Blanchett 13. Liv Tyler 14. Ian McKellan 15. Weathertop: The Windy Hill Trailers: 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. TV Spots 3. Preview of THE TWO TOWERS (10 mins.) 4. Preview of THE TWO TOWERS Video Game 5. Preview of the Special Extended DVD Edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING Documentary: 1. WELCOME TO MIDDLE EARTH 2. THE QUEST FOR THE RING 3. A PASSAGE TO MIDDLE EARTH (SCI-FI Channel Original) Interactive Features: Scene Access 3-D Animated Interactive Menus DVD-ROM Features: Exclusive Internet Content
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