The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Published September 4, 2021
Film info
- Title The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Director Peter Jackson
- Year 2001
- Run time 2hrs 59m
- Genres Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Tagline One ring to rule them all
In the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, a shy young hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a simple gold ring. He knows the ring has power, but not that he alone holds the secret to the survival - or enslavement - of the entire world. Now Frodo, accompanied by a wizard, an elf, a dward, two men and three loyal hobbit friends, must become the greatest hero the world has ever known to save the land and the people he loves.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:39 | Elves might be wisest but not most modest! |
| 7:27 | That is SO much information, basically a film in itself. |
| 15:03 | “I feel thin, like butter stretched across too much bread.” Great description. |
| 31:00 | He didn’t seem surprised that the ring came out of the fire still cool. |
| 34:59 | The Inn of the Prancing Pony. |
| 37:33 | Yay, the walking has begun. |
| 46:42 | Whatever these things are, the Dementors clearly took their cue from them. |
| 53:34 | Oh god, Pippin and Merry already causing trouble, they’ve only been on the journey five minutes. |
| 1:06:10 | That forest came down so quickly. No fear of global warming in Middle Earth then. |
| 1:12:59 | Time for a Guinness ad as we cross the river. |
| 1:24:42 | Did I realise he was Isildor’s heir before? Not sure if I did. |
| 1:32:04 | “I will take the ring to Mordor, though I do not know the way.” |
| 1:43:58 | Lucky they were there on the full moon, otherwise what was the plan? |
| 1:51:26 | It’s unfortunate to put in your film the line saying ‘I wish this had never happened’ because the audience is bound to say me too. |
| 1:58:36 | A frying pan is always the best weapon. Always. |
| 2:05:41 | New Olympic sport, hobbit throwing. |
| 2:18:58 | So far there’s basically been two women in this movie. Both wispy white elves. |
| 2:23:30 | “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” |
| 2:44:41 | Three arrows and a lot of time later, he’s down. |
Thoughts
I’ve seen this trilogy before, actually in the days when I used to go to the cinema, and I remember really liking them… although I think that was driven quite a lot by the enthusiasm of the friend I went with. It’s been a long time, though, and I wasn’t sure it would live up to that nostalgia - and I was right, it didn’t. But I did still enjoy it and for a lengthy film with two more to come, it didn’t feel too boring.
The effects are fab, they don’t seem to have aged badly at all considering this is now a twenty year old movie. It’s an incredible cast, although I can’t say the script and the acting quite live up to the promise of such great names. I like the bromance between Sam and Frodo, I was disappointed in the lack of women, and, of course, revelled in the glorious landscape. Let’s see what the next one brings!
Rating: 3 / 5
