The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy

Starring: Wood, Elijah and McKellen, Ian

Product Description

This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, and his fellowship of companions to save Middle-earth by destroying the One Ring and defeating the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 794043159114
• Release Date: January 2014
• Rating: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Publisher: Studio Distribution Servi
• Director: Jackson, Peter
• Starring: Wood, Elijah, McKellen, Ian
• Runtime: 9 hours, 17 minutes
• Number of Disks: 3
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

One Ring to Rule Them All…… and in the Darkness Bind Them.

Sometimes this three-part story is mistakenly marked as a trilogy, which means three stories, not three parts of one story. ------------------------------ “The Fellowship of the Ring” Most people coming to this review already have a good idea of what the story is all about from either other readers or people who have seen the movies made from this three-part story. This story is not a trilogy; It is a three-part story, so you can buy the individual books, but it might be prudent to buy all three at the same time or a combined volume. The reason I say buy the complete "Lord of the Rings" now is that you will just be picking up speed and getting everything straight in your mind, and you will come to the end of this volume. Talk about a cliffhanger. This animal leaves you with several questions. Even though the adventure takes place six years after the adventures in Tolkien's "The Hobbit or There and Back Again", the writing style is also a little more in-depth. I am not going to paraphrase the story. J.R.R. Tolkien himself tells you what you need to know in the prologue. Many people have read things into this story, thinking it was maybe an allegory of things like the bomb, but Tolkien says that this is not an allegory. Tolkien creates a rich world in which the reader will feel as if they are part of the adventure. If you've only seen the movies, then you've only seen a synopsis, and you will not be disappointed in this book. A note for the serious collectors: Owning both the pre‑1965 and post‑1965 texts is the “complete Tolkien” move. The 1965 Revised Edition (Tolkien‑approved corrections) corrected chronology standardized Elvish fixed typos and inconsistencies cleaned‑up dialogue punctuation updated map details The corrected Ithilien paragraph ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “The Two Towers” This book picks up where "The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings, Part I)" left off. The fellowship is dispersed. We are lucky in the fact that J. R. R. Tolkien will completely follow each path from beginning to end. All the wars are covered in detail, and the progress of the ring bearer is chronicled. New creatures and old vermin reveal themselves. The adventures are much darker, and character growth is revealed. As you know, this is not part of a trilogy, but this is the second part of one ongoing story. Take note of Sam's vision of the future of the Shire in peril when he looks in the Mirror of Galadriel in Lothlorien. As with “Ramayana” by William Buck, we find that every creature has its function and that there is no black and white in this purpose. Frodo alludes to this when he thinks of Gandalf, Aragorn, and Gollum. Even Gandalf tells them not to hurt Gollum, as he may play a larger role in the story than one could imagine. After The Lord of the Rings, read “Ramayana” ~ by William Buck. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “The Return of the King” So, prepare to enter the Crack of Doom. The greatest stories never end. Assuming you read the first two-thirds of this story, which is sometimes mistaken for a trilogy, you will notice that it has been divided a little differently than the movie. We find that Shelob in this book is where she belongs. Meanwhile, back at the ranch. Oops, Minas Tirith prepares for a major battle. Aragorn sees dead people. We see a flaming Denethor. If they survive the battle, then they must prepare to confront Sauron of Mordor to distract him from his real threat (Frodo). In the Scouring of the Shire, missing from the movies, we have a story. “The Scouring of the Shire” appears near the end of The Return of the King, showing that even after the Ring’s destruction, evil has reached the hobbits’ homeland. Tolkien denied that the chapter was an allegory for Britain in the aftermath of World War II.

Beware disc mix-ups

All discs were included and in excellent condition. The only issue was that one of the discs was full screen even though I ordered the widescreen version. It's not a major issue but I would have preferred them to all be the same.

2 movies missing

Loved the ONE MOVIE THAT WAS IN THE 3 FILM COLLECTION. Return of the King was the only movie in the case