The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Blu-ray)

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Rating: PG-13

Starring:

Alan Howard as The Ring (voice)

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins

Noel Appleby as Everard Proudfoot

Sean Astin as Samwise ‘Sam’ Gamgee

Sala Baker as Sauron

Sean Bean as Boromir

Cate Blanchett as Galadriel

Orlando Bloom as Legolas Greenleaf

Billy Boyd as Peregrin ‘Pippin’ Took

Marton Csokas as Celeborn

Megan Edwards as Mrs. Proudfoot

Michael Elsworth as Gondorian Archivist

Mark Ferguson as Gil-Galad

Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins

Christopher Lee as Saruman

Directed by Peter Jackson

Special Features:

Disc 1: Blu-ray

Theatrical Trailers

The Lord of the Rings: Aragon’s Quest Game Trailer

Disc 2: DVD

3 Spellbinding Documentaries

Featurette Gallery Spotlighting The Creation Of J.R.R. Tolkien’s World

Enya May It Be Music Video

Preview Of The Two Towers Movie

Theatrical Trailers & TV Spots

Other Info:

Widescreen (2.40:1)

DTS-HD MA 6.1 Surround Sound

Spanish Subtitles

Spanish Languages

Running Time: 178 Minutes

The Details:

The following is the official description of the film:

“With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo embarks on a perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring. Hunting Frodo are servants of the Dark Lord, Sauron, the Ring’s evil creator. If Sauron reclaims the Ring, Middle-earth is doomed. Winner of four Academy Awards®, this epic tale of good versus evil, friendship and sacrifice will transport you to a world beyond imagination.”

“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” is rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images.

Mini-Review:

We all know “The Lord of the Rings” is a great movie. There’s no question about that. The only question is whether or not to buy this Blu-ray now or later.

Back in April 2010, the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy set was released on Blu-ray in a single package. Now they have busted up that set and are selling the movies individually. These individual Blu-ray’s have all the exact same content as that trilogy set. You have the same featurettes, the same digital copies, etc. But it’s actually CHEAPER to buy them individually than in a set. So if you’re determined to buy them now, then this is the way you want to do it.

Now for the downside. First of all, these are not the Extended Editions that have so much more excellent footage. It’s obvious they intend to release those later. So if you want that extra footage, you’re better off waiting. Second, only the movies are in HD. The bonus features are all on DVD and won’t look all that great on your HD TV.

If you’re a LOTR fanatic, then this might be worth adding to your collection. After all, you want to see the trilogy in the best picture quality possible. But if you can be patient and wait, I’d recommend you hold out for the Extended Editions on Blu-ray. You can probably expect them around the time they release “The Hobbit,” but who knows when that will be.

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