The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Review

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of 
the Ring


Release Date: 26th December 2001 - Australia


Production Companies
New Line Cinema (presents)
WingNut Films
The Saul Zaentz Company (licensor)


Genre: Fantasy

Rating: M

Runtime: 178 minutes
                208 minutes
                (Special DVD
                Extended Edition)
                228 minutes
                (Blu-ray Extended
                Edition)


Budget: $93,000,000

Box Office Gross: $887,840,287 
(Worldwide - figure subject to change)


Plot Summary
In a time before history, in a 
place named Middle-earth, 
a dark and powerful lord has 
brought together the forces 
of evil to destroy its cultures 
and enslave all life caught in 
his path. Sauron's time has 
come and he needs only one 
small object, a Ring that has 
been lost for centuries, to 
snuff out the light of 

civilization and cover the 
world in darkness. 
Though he has put all 
of his power into the 
search for it, fate has put it 
in the hands of a young 
hobbit named Frodo 
Baggins, who inherits the 

Ring and steps into legend.

With the help of a loyal 
fellowship comprised of 

hobbits Sam, Merry and 

Pippin; Gimli the dwarf; 

and humans Aragorn 
and Boromir; and with the 
guidance of the wizard 

Gandalf, and elves Arwen, 

Galadriel and Elrond, 

Frodo must journey to the 

Mount of Doom to 
destroy the Ring. If he 
doesn't find a way, no 
one will.


Cast
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen - Gandalf the Grey
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Sean Astin - Samwise "Sam"
Gamgee
Orlando Bloom - Legolas
John Rhys-Davies - Gimli
Billy Boyd - Peregrin "Pippin"
Took
Dominic Monaghan - Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck

Christopher Lee - Saruman the White
Andy Serkis - Gollum
Liv Tyler - Arwen
Hugo Weaving - Elrond
Cate Blanchett - Galadriel
Ian Holm - Bilbo Baggins
Sean Bean - Boromir
Marton Csokas - Lord Celeborn
Cameron Rhodes - Farmer 

Maggot
Brent McIntyre - Witch-King
Peter McKenzie - Elendil
Sarah McLeod - Rose Cotton
Mark Ferguson - Gil-galad
Ian Mune - Bounder
Craig Parker - Haldir
Noel Appleby - Everard Proudfoot
Megan Edwards - Mrs. Proudfoot
Sala Baker - Sauron
Alan Howard - Voice of the Ring (Voice)
Harry Sinclair - Isildur
David Weatherley - Barliman Butterbur
Lori Dungey - Mrs. Bracegirdle (Extended Edition)
Peter Corrigan - Otho (Extended Edition)
Norman Forsey - Gaffer Gamgee (Extended Edition)
William Johnson - Old Noakes (Extended Edition)
Elizabeth Moody - Lobelia (Extended Edition)
Brian Sergent - Ted Sandyman (Extended Edition)
Peter Jackson - Albert Dreary (Cameo) (Uncredited)

Crew
Screenplay/Producer/Director - Peter Jackson
Based on Novel "The Fellowship of the Ring" -
J.R.R. Tolkien
Screenplay/Producer/Additional Second Unit
Director (Uncredited) - Fran Walsh
Screenplay - Philippa Boyens
Executive Producers - Bob & Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producers: New Line Cinema -
Michael Lynne, Mark Ordesky & Robert Shaye
Producer/Additional Second Unit Director
(Uncredited) - Barrie M. Osborne
Producer - Tim Sanders
Co-Producer: WingNut Films/Additional Second
Unit Director (Uncredited) Rick Porras
Co-Producer: WingNut Films - Jamie Selkirk
Casting Director: USA - Victoria Burrows
Casting Directors: UK - Amy & John Hubbard
Casting Director: New Zealand - Liz Mullane
Casting Director: Australia - Ann Robinson
Supervising Dialect Coach - Andrew Jack
Production Designer - Grant Major
Conceptual Designer/Carpenter - John Howe
Conceptual Designer/Set Decorator (Uncredited) -
Alan Lee

Supervising Art Director/Set Decorator - Dan Hennah
Art Directors - Joe Bleakley, Philip Ivey, 
Rob Outterside & Mark Robins 
Assistant Art Director/Storyboard Artist (Uncredited)/
Visual Effects Art Director: Weta Digital - Christian Rivers
Special Makeup, Creatures, Armour & Miniatures
Supervisor/Costume Designer - Richard Taylor
Costume Designer - Ngila Dickson
Director of Photography - Andrew Lesnie
Second Unit Directors - John Mahaffie &
Geoff Murphy
Additional Second Unit Directors - Ian Mune &
Guy Norris
Sword Master - Bob Anderson
Stunt Coordinators - George Marshall Ruge &
Greg Powell (Uncredited)

Physical Effects Supervisor - Steve Ingram
Visual Effects Supervisor - Jim Rygiel
Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain - Mark O. Forker
Visual Effects Producer: Weta Digital - Eileen Moran
Effects Consultant: Weta - Mark Stetson
Visual Effects Art Directors - Jeremy Bennett &
Paul Lasaine

Visual Effects Cinematographer - Brian Van’t Hul

Visual Effects Director of Photography: 

Miniature Unit - Alex Funke
Digital Effects Supervisor: Animal Logic - Chris Godfrey

Animation Supervisor/Designer: Weta Digital -
Randall William Cook

Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - Adam Valdez

Creatures Supervisor: Weta Digital - Eric Saindon
Digital Models Supervisor - Matt Aitken
Film Editor - John Gilbert
Sound Designer - David Farmer
Supervising Sound Co-Designer/Editor - Ethan Van der Ryn
Music - Howard Shore


Awards

2002 Academy Awards
Best Cinematography - Andrew Lesnie (Won)
Best Makeup - Peter Owen & Richard Taylor (Won)
Best Music, Original Score - Howard Shore (Won)
Best Visual Effects - Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook,
Richard Taylor & Mark Stetson (Won)
---------------------------
Best Picture - Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne
& Fran Walsh (Nominated)
Best Adapted Screenplay - Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens
& Peter Jackson (Nominated)
Best Art Direction - Grant Major & Dan Hennah
(Nominated)
Best Costume Design - Ngila Jackson & Richard Taylor
(Nominated)
Best Film Editing - John Gilbert
Best Music, Original Song "May It Be" - Enya &
Nicky & Roma Ryan (Nominated)
Best Sound - Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick,
Gethin Creagh & Hammond Peek (Nominated)


Review
I'm not a big fan of the Lord of the Rings series, its easy to say that I finally got to do a review of 'THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING' which I was supposed to do last year to coincide the release of 'The Hobbit'. Now let's talk about this first instalment that started Peter Jackson's trilogy into greatness. The picture has massive things and proportions such as a recognizable cast like Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Viggo Mortensen and the actor who played my favourite character of the film Legolas is Orlando Bloom. Continuing the rest of the fantasy flick are the landscapes, the action scenes like the swordplay, the laughs and especially the great moments.

There's never a single word or a doubt about this particular film, 'THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING' is a bodacious masterpiece and a must-see for the LOTR fans.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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