The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (2003)

The Best Film Ever made

The Lord of the Rings (the whole series) is the BEST FILM ever made. The Lord of the Rings is more than simply a film it is ART. Elijah Wood's acting in the film is the best I've ever seen, not to mention the outstanding performance from Sean Astin and the rest of the cast. The movie won every Oscar it was nominated for. It's a crying shame that the actors were not nominated for Oscars, I feel that if Elijah Wood is not worthy of an Oscar that they should stop giving them out. November 24, 2008

This Movie Will Change Your Life and The World

"I can't do this, Sam."

" I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something."

"What are we holding onto, Sam?"

"That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for"

I watch this scene whenever I feel overwhelmed with all the challenges in life. We can't decide the circumstances in our lives. But we can, and we must, choose our character.

We so often ask the universe for what we want. Yet, we forget it is the universe that asks us for what she wants.
November 24, 2008

Excellent product for a great price!

Being a HUGE LOTR fan, this combo was like a dream for me. And its well worth the money! Go for it! November 22, 2008

fantastic collection

From someone who enjoyed the books, the movies at the cinema left out a lot of details.The extended version in the collection gives so much more information and explanations. I also really enjoyed the making of the movie especially the location footage. Quite satisfied with my purchase November 19, 2008

Well Worth It!

I know that after buying the theatrical releases on DVD, I was not happy about having buy them again at a higher price. I resisted buying them for long time, until I saw the extended Fellowship and Two Towers on Starz. I had to admit that these versions made the originals obsolete. You cannot see them again without missing the added content. As they never showed the extended Return, I had buy this set to see it for the first time. All three films are transformed into a new viewing experience, both in story content and picture/sound quality. I noticed, in addition to the full scenes that were added, the action and fighting sequences were more complete and detailed. It is quite a difference from the theatrical versions. The full scenes are not filler or obvious cuts like in other films, but are essential parts of the overall story that were cut because of time constraints. This is a must have for anyone loves the books and the movies, I guarantee you won't watch your old versions ever again! November 13, 2008

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