The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Peter Jackson Produced By: Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Tim Sanders, and Fran Walsh Written By: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchette, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis Studio: WingNut Films and The Saul Zaentz Company Rating: PG-13 Release Date: December 19, 2001 Run Time: 178 Minutes Budget: $93 Million Box Office: $871,530,324 Plot: An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! However he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign. The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: Eye Open Podcast reviews the mega-podcast show of the season with Peter Jackson's “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001) starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchette, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. What happens when hosts fight over The Lord of the Rings series vs. Star Wars series? What series rules them all? Can it be possible on of the Star Wars fans gives this movie a bucket? Is this movie the ultimate nerd-gasm? Or does the death of a character take away any luster for the film? What is better: the books or the movies? Tune in to find out. Popcorn Rating The Sock: Large / Husky: Bucket / Farm: Bucket / Chuck: Large Episode: S2E16 Episode Run Time: 111 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE