史诗级的魔幻巨片。
比尔博•巴金斯是100多岁的哈比人,住在故乡夏尔,生性喜欢冒险,在年轻时的一次探险经历中,他从怪物咕噜手中得到了至尊魔戒,这枚戒指是黑暗魔君索伦打造的至尊魔戒,拥有奴役世界的邪恶力量,能够统领其他几枚力量之戒,在3000年前的人类联盟和半兽人大军的战役中,联盟取得了胜利,并得到了至尊魔戒,数千年的辗转后,魔戒落到咕噜手中,被比尔博碰巧得到。
因为和魔戒的朝夕相处,比尔博的心性也受到了影响,在他110岁的生日宴会上,他决定把一切都留给侄子佛罗多(伊莱贾•伍德 饰),继续冒险。
比尔博的好朋友灰袍巫师甘道夫(伊恩•麦凯伦 饰)知道至尊魔戒的秘密,同时,黑暗魔君索伦已经知道他的魔戒落在哈比族的手中。索伦正在重新建造要塞巴拉多,集结无数的半兽人,准备以大军 夺取魔戒,并且征服全世界。
甘道夫说服佛罗多将魔戒护送到精灵王国瑞文希尔,佛罗多在好朋友山姆、皮平和梅利的陪同下,在跃马旅店得到了刚铎王子阿拉贡的帮助,历经艰难,终于到达了精灵王国。
然而,精灵族并不愿意保管这个邪恶的至尊魔戒,中土各国代表开会讨论,达成意见,准备将至尊魔戒送到末日山脉的烈焰中彻底销毁,佛罗多挺身而出接受了这个任务,这次,陪伴他的除了三个好朋友,还有甘道夫、阿拉贡、精灵莱戈拉斯(奥兰多•布鲁姆 饰)、人类博罗米尔、侏儒金利。
一路上,魔戒远征军除了要逃避索伦爪牙黑骑士和半兽人的追杀之外,更要抵抗至尊魔界本身的邪恶诱惑,前途困难重重。
by Heather Phares
Appropriately enough for the film adaptation of one fantasy literature's most enduring favorites, Howard Shore's score for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings is traditional and majestic, using sweeping strings, brass, and choral sections to create moments of fire-and-brimstone menace as well heroic triumph. An ominous, bombastic feel runs through much of the score, particularly on pieces like "A Journey in the Dark," "Flight to the Ford," and "A Knife in the Dark," but Shore also includes respites such as the sweetly elfin, Celtic-tinged "Concerning Hobbits" and the stately "Many Meetings." The vibrant "Bridge of Khazad Dum" and "Amon Hen" combine the score's major themes into dazzling climaxes, while Enya's contributions, "Council of Elrond" and "May It Be," add a subtle serenity that gives the score balance. While it's not a particularly melodic score, Lord of the Rings nevertheless does an excellent job of conveying the film's moods through music and has more than enough presence to be appreciated outside of the film's context. [Fashioned in the style of the faux-leather-bound books that housed the lauded trilogy's "Special Edition" DVD releases, 2005's Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings gathers every bit of composer Howard Shore's Oscar-winning score for the first film and spreads it over three discs (a fourth CD/DVD presents the work in 5.1 Surround Sound)].