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  1. Mark Cappelletty

    Lord of The Rings Review

    And in answer to your question, Dana, the film DOES have the kind of "magic" you're looking for-- that's one of the reasons it's so appealing. It's interesting-- talking about this at work, we've sort of come to the conclusion that the film is more like "Gladiator" than perhaps even a more...
  2. Mark Cappelletty

    Lord of The Rings Review

    Rob, The film is warg-free, I'm afraid. But there's positively NO lack of action-- it's got the best sword-swinging battle combat since the heyday of "Excalibur" and "Conan The Barbarian."
  3. Mark Cappelletty

    Lord of The Rings Review

    Artur, There's plenty of Elvish (not to be confused with Elvis) spoken in the film. Rob, What?! Wargs? Huh? I haven't read the books since high school (I'm 32) so I'm not sure what you mean. Let's just say there's one big action sequence after a brief lull that follows the Mines of Moria...
  4. Mark Cappelletty

    Lord of The Rings Review

    Tom (and others), I'm determined to keep this all not only spoiler-free but content-free if only to make your enjoyment of the film even greater. I'm a stickler for bad FX (i.e. The "Scorpion-Rock" at the end of "The Mummy Returns" which took me out of the film) and I can say without any...
  5. Mark Cappelletty

    Lord of The Rings Review

    I'm going to be very brief as it's close to midnight and I have to finish a book for work before I go to bed. As I work for, ahem, New Line Cinema, we had an employee screening of a certain film tonight in Sherman Oaks, CA at the new Pacific Theaters there. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship...
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