Search - The Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Collector's Gift Set] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Watch With Your Kids Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 11/12/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 5 Number of Discs: 5 Run Time: 3 hrs 28 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Fantasy, Epic, Sword-and-Sorcery, Fantasy Adventure See Also: The Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Widescreen], The Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Fullscreen], The Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Widescreen Special Extended Edition], Lord Of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Limited Edition], Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Limited Edition], Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Widescreen] [Academy Award Packaging], The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Fullscreen] [Academy Award Packaging]

New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson fulfills his lifelong dream of transforming author J.R.R. Tolkien's best-selling fantasy epic into a three-part motion picture that begins with this holiday 2001 release. Elijah Wood stars as Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit resident of the medieval "Middle-earth" who discovers that a ring bequeathed to him by beloved relative and benefactor Bilbo (Ian Holm) is in fact the "One Ring," a device that will allow its master to manipulate dark powers and enslave the world. Frodo is charged by the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to return the ring to Mount Doom, the evil site where it was forged millennia ago and the only place where it can be destroyed. Accompanying Frodo is a fellowship of eight others: his Hobbit friends Sam (Sean Astin), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), and Pippin (Billy Boyd); plus Gandalf; the human warriors Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Boromir (Sean Bean); Elf archer Legolas (Orlando Bloom); and Dwarf soldier Gimli (John Rhys-Davies). The band's odyssey to the dreaded land of Mordor, where Mount Doom lies, takes them through the Elfish domain of Rivendell and the forest of Lothlorien, where they receive aid and comfort from the Elf princess Arwen (Liv Tyler), her father, Elrond (Hugo Weaving), and Queen Galadriel (Cate Blanchett). In pursuit of the travelers and their ring are Saruman (Christopher Lee) -- a traitorous wizard and kin, of sorts, to Gandalf -- and the Dark Riders, under the control of the evil, mysterious Sauron (Sala Baker). The Fellowship must also do battle with a troll, flying spies, Orcs, and other deadly obstacles both natural and otherwise as they draw closer to Mordor. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was filmed in Jackson's native New Zealand, closely followed by its pair of sequels, The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Ian Holm - Bilbo Baggins
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Sean Bean - Boromir

You don't need to be a wizard or to have furry hobbit feet to take a trip back to Middle-earth with this special gift set of the four-disc extended DVD release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. This set is loaded with more than six hours of additional footage, extras, and other goodies, including custom bookends designed and sculpted by Sideshow Weta (the artists who created many of the effects in the film) and packaging created and drawn by famed Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee. Discs one and two contain the film in widescreen with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, and the audio is Dolby Digital 6.1 Surround Sound (fully enhanced for DTS 6.1 and stereo), with an isolated sound effects mix presented in 5.1 surround and an isolated music track presented in 5.1 surround. It also has English subtitles and closed captions and more than 30 minutes of additional footage and scenes, thoroughly integrated into the original theatrically released version of the film. In addition, the first two discs feature four supplemental audio commentary tracks, accompanied by an optical subtitle layer identifying each different speaker. Track one features the director and writers: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. Track two features members of the design team: Grant Major (production designer), Ngila Dickson (costume designer), Richard Taylor (Weta Workshop creative supervisor), Alan Lee (conceptual designer), John Howe (conceptual designer), Dan Hennah (supervising art director/set decorator), Chris Hennah (art department manager), and Tania Rodger (Weta Workshop manager). Track three features members of the production and post-production team: Barrie Osborne (producer), Mark Ordesky (executive producer), Andrew Lesnie (director of photography), John Gilbert (editor), Rick Porras (co-producer), Howard Shore (composer), Jim Rygiel (visual effects supervisor), Ethan Van der Ryn (supervising sound editor/co-designer), Mike Hopkins (supervising sound editor), Randy Cook (Weta animation designer and supervisor), Christian Rivers (Weta VFX art director), Brian Van't Hull (Weta VFX cinematographer), Alex Funke (miniatures director of photography). Track four features members of the cast: Elijah Wood (Frodo), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Liv Tyler (Arwen), Sean Astin (Sam), John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), Billy Boyd (Pippin), Dominic Monaghan (Merry), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Christopher Lee (Saruman), and Sean Bean (Boromir).

Discs three and four have all the extras, plunging the viewer into Middle-earth and showcasing Peter Jackson's vision of Tolkien's world. There is also never-before-seen supplemental material, available via multiple platform navigation systems. This cornucopia of one-of-a-kind features includes director, cast, design, and production team commentaries and production documentaries and interactive featurettes covering the film adaptation "From Book to Vision" and "From Vision to Reality" with no overlap of the content. Viewers of =The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition have the option of experiencing the supplemental material on discs three and four in two different ways. In "explore mode," DVD viewer who wish to explore all of the materials contained on the disc can do so in a traditional menu hierarchy system, where materials are divided into subcategories that can be accessed like a family tree. This is accomplished by simply navigating through the main and sub-menus. "Tour mode" is for the DVD viewer who would prefer to sit back and watch rather than navigate with a remote control. Each section of The Fellowship of the Ring DVD contains a documentary focusing on different aspects of the film, from storytelling to production to post production -- the entire arc of the creative process of bringing Tolkien's world to the screen. Viewed in "tour mode," all of these documentaries can be linked together to create a cohesive documentary that serves as an overview of the DVD.

Within the film itself, some of the extended scenes include Galadriel's gift-giving scene, bestowing a special gift upon each of the nine members of the Fellowship; Bilbo Baggins writing a journal entry entitled "Concerning Hobbits," which serves as a history of the hobbits and their bucolic lifestyle; a new introduction of loyal hobbit Sam Gamgee; more footage from the Green Dragon Inn, with Peregrin "Pippin" Took and Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck happily singing hobbit songs; Sam and Frodo witnessing the stately exodus of the elves on the road to Bree; Aragorn singing an Elvish ballad that adds back story to the implications of his love for Arwen; Aragorn beside his mother's grave in Rivendell; an extended sequence of the Fellowship's departure from Rivendell; pre-battle scenes in the Mines of Moria, explaining how the dwarves came to be in the mines; character material delving into the complicated relationship between elves and dwarves; and additional footage from the Fellowship's climactic battle scene. If there is one disc to get your -Lord of the Rings fan, it's this one. ~ Sharon McRill, All Movie Guide