Summary
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Cast
Elijah Wood
Frodo
Ian McKellen
Gandalf
Viggo Mortensen
Aragorn
Sean Astin
Sam
Ian Holm
Bilbo
Liv Tyler
Arwen
Christopher Lee
Saruman
Sean Bean
Boromir
Billy Boyd
Pippin
Dominic Monaghan
Merry
John Rhys-Davies
Gimli
Orlando Bloom
Legolas
Cate Blanchett
Galadriel
Hugo Weaving
Elrond
Andy Serkis
Gollum
Marton Csokas
Celeborn
Craig Parker
Haldir
Lawrence Makoare
Lurtz
Brent McIntyre
Witch-King
Sala Baker
Sauron
Peter McKenzie
Elendil
Mark Ferguson
Gil-Galad
Harry Sinclair
Isildur
Noel Appleby
Everard Proudfoot
Megan Edwards
Mrs. Proudfoot
Sarah McLeod
Rosie Cotton
David Weatherley
Barliman Butterbur
Ian Mune
Bounder
Michael Elsworth
Gondorian Archivist
Cameron Rhodes
Farmer Maggot
Martyn Sanderson
Gate Keeper
Billy Jackson
Cute Hobbit Child
Katie Jackson
Cute Hobbit Child
Alan Howard
The Ring (voice)
Victoria Beynon-Cole
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Lee Hartley
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Sam La Hood
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Chris Streeter
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Phil Grieve
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Jonathan Jordan
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Semi Kuresa
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Clinton Ulyatt
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Paul Bryson
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Lance Fabian Kemp
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Jono Manks
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Ben Price
Hero Orc / Goblin / Uruk-hai / Ringwraith
Peter Jackson
Albert Dreary / Painting of Bungo Baggins (uncredited)
Chris Ryan
Breelander (uncredited)
Bret McKenzie
Figwit (uncredited)
Betty Adams
Hobbit (uncredited)
Timothy Bartlett
Hobbit (uncredited)
Bob Blackwell
Hobbit (uncredited)
David Houma
Hobbit (uncredited)
Jo Surgison
Hobbit (uncredited)
Liz Merton
Hobbit Band Member (uncredited)
Zo Hartley
Kissing Hobbit (uncredited)
Norman Cates
Party Hobbit (uncredited)
Jeff Kingsford-Brown
Party Hobbit (uncredited)
Marta Martí
Village Female Hobbit (uncredited)
Riley Brophy
Cute Hobbit Child (uncredited)
Phoebe Gittins
Cute Hobbit Child (uncredited)
Taea Hartwell
Cute Hobbit Child (uncredited)
Shane Rangi
Witch-King (uncredited)
Jed Brophy
Ringwraith (uncredited)
Paul Shapcott
Burning Ringwraith (uncredited)
Alan Lee
Ring King of Men (uncredited)
Larry Rew
Ring King of Men (uncredited)
Gino Acevedo
Ring Dwarf-Lord (uncredited)
Xander Forterie
Ring Dwarf-Lord (uncredited)
Richard Maybery
Ring Dwarf-Lord (uncredited)
Sabine Crossen
Rivendell Elf (uncredited)
Gareth Jensen
Rivendell Elf (uncredited)
Ben Britton
Last Alliance Elf / Rivendell Elf (uncredited)
Kester Fordham
Last Alliance Elf / Rivendell Elf (uncredited)
Jarl Benzon
Last Alliance Elf (uncredited)
Sam Kelly
Last Alliance Elf / Council Elf (uncredited)
Matt Appleton
Council Elf (uncredited)
Blair Morton
Council Elf (uncredited)
Ray Henwood
Council Man (uncredited)
Ralph Johnson
Council Man / Orc (uncredited)
Jonathan Harding
Council Elf / Lothlorien Elf (uncredited)
Jørn Benzon
Lothlorien Elf (uncredited)
Ben Fransham
Lothlorien Elf / Goblin / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Tim Kano
Gondorian Citizen (uncredited)
Sacha Lee
Arms of Gollum (uncredited)
Thomas Robins
Hand of Gollum (uncredited)
Randall William Cook
Cave Troll (uncredited)
Rachel Clentworth
Goblin (uncredited)
Lani Jackson
Goblin (uncredited)
Sharon Maxwell
Goblin (uncredited)
David J. Muzzerall
Goblin (uncredited)
Winham Hammond
Goblin / Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Mana Hira Davis
Goblin / Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Warren Green
Isengard Orc Blacksmith (uncredited)
Stu Johnson
Isengard Orc Blacksmith (uncredited)
Peter Lyon
Isengard Orc Blacksmith (uncredited)
Peter Daube
Khai (uncredited)
Samuel E. Shore
Refugee / Orc (uncredited)
Rodney Bane
Orc (uncredited)
Siaosi Fonua
Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Ken Stratton
Isengard Orc / Last Alliance Soldier / Morgul Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Lynden Berrymen
Uruk-hai at Amon Hen (uncredited)
Ryan Carey
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Tack Daniel
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Shane Dawson
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Branko Dordevich
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Greg Lane
Uruk-Hai (uncredited)
Tim McLachlan
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Dean Morganty
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Greg Morrison
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Andrew Munro
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Grant Roa
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Vincent Roxburgh
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Mike Stearne
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Andrew Stehlin
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Tim Wong
Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Daniel Andrews
Orc / Uruk-hai (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Peter Jackson
Novel
J. R. R. Tolkien
Screenplay
Fran Walsh
Screenplay
Philippa Boyens
Reviews
NeoBrowser
July 20, 2013
10
Brooking no argument, history should quickly regard Peter Jackson’s The Fellowship Of The Ring as the first instalment of the best fantasy epic in motion picture history. This statement is worthy of investigation for several reasons.
Fellowship is indeed merely an opening salvo, and even after three hours in the dark you will likely exit the cinema ravenous with anticipation for the further two parts of the trilogy. Fellowship is also unabashedly rooted in the fantasy genre. Not to be confused with the techno-cool of good science fiction, nor even the cutesy charm of family fare like Harry Potter, the territory of Tolkien is clearly marked by goo and goblins and gobbledegook. Persons with an aversion to lines such as, “To the bridge of Khazad-dûm!” are as well to stay within the Shire-like comforts of home (their loss).
With those caveats in place, it bears repeating: fantasy does not come finer. There are electrifying moments — notably the computer-assisted swooping camera through Isengard as it transforms into a factory for evil — when Jackson’s flight of fancy approaches the sublime as the romantic poets would understand it: inspiring awe.
Leaving aside the thorny issue of Tolkien die-hards and their inevitable gripes — “What no Tom Bombadil?” — Jackson’s screenplay (written in collaboration with Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens) is both bolder and more judicious than Steven Kloves’ surprisingly timid retread of Harry Potter. In particular, rescuing the romance of Arwen and Aragorn from the footnotes and the elevation of Saruman to all-action bad guy actually has a corrective influence on Tolkien’s often oblique and female-sparse source material.
There are problems, though. The three-hour running time is high on incident and low on discernible form. After successive detours to Elf habitats Rivendell (the watery home of Elrond) and Lothlórien (the forest home of the Lady Galadriel), the uninitiated might well ask why these crazy Elf kids can’t just live together and spare us all this attenuated dramatic structure.
More importantly, the action clearly climaxes in the desperate flight from the Mines Of Moria, where the largely seamless SFX is showcased in the best possible light — total darkness — but the narrative demands a different, downbeat ending. Indeed, but for some fine emotional playing from Bean, Mortensen, Astin and Wood, the final fight might feel like a particularly brutal game of paintball in Bluebell Wood. But then, the real battles are yet to come...
Verdict - Putting formula blockbusters to shame, Fellowship is impeccably cast and constructed with both care and passion: this is a labour of love that never feels laboured. Emotional range and character depth ultimately take us beyond genre limitations, and it deserves to play as wide as a certain Mr. Potter.
5/5
- Colin Kennedy, Empire Magazine
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$93,000,000.00
Revenue:
$871,368,364.00
Keywords
Recommendations
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Inception
Thor
The Matrix
The Empire Strikes Back
Argo
Iron Man
Looper
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Star Wars
Batman Begins
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Forrest Gump
Parker
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Snitch
The Amazing Spider-Man
Cloud Atlas
