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The lord of the rings I: The fellowship of the ring - Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Sean Astin

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Three rings for the elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for mortal men doomed to die,
One for the dark lord on his dark throne
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) is the unknown owner of Sauron's One Ring through a previous adventure (The Hobbit). He's lived a long and happy life and feels it is time to move on. He throws a huge birthday party for himself and Frodo (Elijah Wood). Afterwards he departs the shire leaving the ring to Frodo. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) advises Frodo to keep the ring hidden and not to use it... he has a dire suspicion. Seventeen years pass. Gandalf returns to the shire and tells Frodo that the ring given to him by Bilbo is in fact the One Ring, and Sauron (Christopher Lee) is searching for it. He also tells Frodo that the ring must be destroyed within the Cracks of Doom on Mount Doom in Mordor... This is the only way the ring can be unmade and Sauron defeated forever. Gandalf bids Frodo leave the shire and journey to Rivendell to seek counsel from Elrond. Sam Gamgee (Sean Astin) goes with Frodo on his journey.

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Ahhh... magic!

If you liked the swords and sorcery aspect of Willow, not to mention the scenery, then Lord of the rings I: The fellowship of the ring will knock your socks off. With the advances made in digital filmmaking, you'll believe an orc can fly.

Meanwhile, JRR Tolkien's dense book, previously impenetrable to me, has been made into a fun, scary, thrilling adventure that anyone can enjoy. It's the archetypal fantasy epic, with monsters, heroes, magic, villains, wickedness, sorcery, fun, adventure, travelling, exploring and running away. For a few hours you can leave behind the mundane world of dial-up internet connections and paying rent and dive into a world beyond any other.

It's so good.

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Security censorship classification

M (Supernatural themes, medium level violence)

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182 minutes (3:02 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

Film: 26 December 2001
DVD rental: 6 August 2002
VHS rental: 6 August 2002
DVD retail: 12 November 2002 - Special edition
VHS retail: 12 November 2002 - Special edition
Film: 14 November 2002 - Re-release

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