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Nice to have storytelling through visuals more than dialogue, even though there's still a bit of exposition throughout. Overrated by most people, as the storytelling through the time periods feels a little pretentious, but still a solid film. Steelbook is decent enough, not the best design, not the worst. If you're a fan of the film, worth picking up at a decent price, though I imagine there will likely be re-releases in the future with both a better design and price point.
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I'm a sucker for steelbooks. Wish this had a more memorable or artistic design, but it does the job. Solid movie. Not Nolan's best, but nowhere near his worst, and his use of camera trickery for some of the scenes looks amazing. Film may be difficult for some to track, but if you find yourself well-versed in *semi-spoilers* relative time-travel storytelling, you should be fine with this film. If you typically like Nolan films, or loved Inception, you should be fine to enjoy this film.
This release brings together every entry into Peter Jackson's critically-acclaimed The Lord of the Rings trilogy, based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. Hobbit Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship embark on a dangerous quest to destroy the One Ring, and with it, its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron, in order to save Middle Earth forever. Included here are The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
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Beautiful set. Lucky to get it once it came back in stock, and went to pick it up in person after damage with other steelbook deliveries. I saw other customer's issues with box cutter scratches and dents, but was able to get an unscathed set by picking it up in person. Worth it if you can get a clean product. The individual cases do feel almost...brittle? But between the art design and the fact they are contained within an additional steel box, they should be perfect for the collector to put on display. The films are great as always, even if there are differences or imperfections from other releases (which you can find on some YouTube reviews) but still worth it in my opinion. Is this set perfect? No. Is it excellent? Yes.