When was the fellowship of the ring release

The fact that these movies were being made was amazing and my anticipation was beyond fever pitch. It all let up to ten years ago today, December 19, , when dream became a reality and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters nationwide.

Audiences knew we'd seen something epic, new and amazing but we had no idea where the journey would take us and is still taking us today.

For me personally, December 19, was a very, very long day. I was a senior in college at New York University, two months removed from September The city was still very much in recovery and in need of distraction.

Previous weeks had brought films like Ocean's Eleven and Vanilla Sky but December 19 was the one circled on my calendar. Fifteen days prior, when advanced tickets went on sale, I purchased the first available show: noon December 19 at the then United Artists Union Square A midnight show was subsequently announced for the IMAX screen uptown at Loews Lincoln Square to be introduced by a surprise, special guest.

I decided to buy tickets to that and sell the ones for the next morning. The One Ring has been inherited by Frodo who finds himself unwittingly in the midst of a struggle for world domination.

The first chapter in the book begins quite lightly, following on from The Hobbit which is more of a whimsical children's story than The Lord of the Rings. It begins with Bilbo celebrating his th or eleventy first, as it is called birthday, on the same day that Frodo celebrates his 33rd birthday his 'coming of age'.

At the birthday party, Bilbo disappears after his speech, to the surprise of all. Frodo later learns about the ring which he had used to make himself invisible, and also about some of its darker powers.

Heeding the advice of the wizard Gandalf , Frodo leaves his home, taking the Ring with him. He hopes to reach Rivendell , where he will be safe from Sauron, and where those wiser than he can decide what to do about the Ring.

From the start they are pursued by Black Riders , the Ringwraiths who serve Sauron. Narrowly escaping these and other dangers and meeting other interesting characters en route e. They also pass the trolls which had been turned to stone in the previous book, The Hobbit.

Following his th birthday party, Bilbo Baggins gives the Ring to his nephew, Frodo. After some time, the wizard Gandalf the Grey begins to suspect Bilbo's magic ring may be The One Ring, lost for over three-thousand years, and rides to Minas Tirith for discernment and confirmation of this suspicion - he is taken to a small room filled with many books and historical documents. After poring over old documents for months, he finds the account of the finding of the One Ring.

Gandalf learns that the Ring has several lines of Black Speech written on it that are only visible if the Ring is heated with fire. Gandalf tells Frodo to leave the Shire immediately with the Ring. Gandalf catches Samwise Gamgee eavesdropping by a window and decides to send him along with Frodo.

Gandalf attempts to flee to warn Frodo, but Saruman, having already been corrupted to Sauron's cause, imprisons Gandalf atop his tower Orthanc. Gandalf is then forced to watch as Saruman, following Sauron's orders, commands the Orcs of Isengard to construct weapons of war and produce a new breed of Orc fighters called the Uruk-Hai. While traveling to the town of Bree, Frodo and Sam are soon joined by fellow hobbits, Merry and Pippin. After encountering a Ringwraith on the road, they manage to reach Bree only to discover that Gandalf hasn't arrived yet.

Instead, Frodo meets a man called " Strider ", who agrees to lead them to Rivendell. Strider fights off the Ringwraiths, but Frodo is grievously wounded by one of the wraiths that stabbed him with a Morgul blade , which will cause him to turn into a wraith if not attended to with the proper care.

Arwen also uses her magic to cut off the pursuing Ringwraiths at the Ford of Bruinen, summoning a surge of water that sweeps the Ringwraiths away. In Rivendell, Frodo finds Gandalf, who explains why he didn't meet them at Bree and that he had escaped Orthanc and Saruman's clutches with the help of an eagle. Later, Elrond calls a council to decide what should be done with the Ring.

Elrond warns against keeping the Ring in Rivendell for long, knowing that the Elven realm could come under attack from both Mordor and Isengard. The Ring can only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom, where it was forged.

Frodo volunteers to take the Ring to Mount Doom and is accompanied by his hobbit friends and Gandalf, as well as Strider, who is revealed to be Aragorn , the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor.

Together they comprise and become the Fellowship of the Ring. The Fellowship sets out and tries to pass over the Misty Mountains by the mountain pass of Caradhras. Saruman creates an enormous storm, triggering avalanches and heavy snowfall, which nearly wipes out the Fellowship. At Gimli's insistence, they decide to seek safety and travel under the mountain through The Mines of Moria. Frodo agrees, but while travelling they are attacked by the Watcher in the Water , forcing them to travel through the mines.

Gandalf faces the Balrog on the bridge and manages to send it plunging into the abyss below, but the monster drags him down with it. That night, Frodo meets Galadriel, who tells him that it is his destiny to handle the Ring and ultimately destroy it.

Before they leave, Galadriel gives Frodo the Phial of Galadriel , and the other members also receive gifts from them. The Uruk-hai arrive at Amon Hen. After landing at Parth Galen, Boromir tries to take the Ring from Frodo, believing it to be the only way to save his realm, but Frodo escapes him. Andy Serkis Gollum as Gollum voice. Peter Jackson. Could Jake Gyllenhaal Save Middle-earth? It's been 15 years since the Lord of the Rings trilogy ended, but we still can't get enough. Let's look at the stars who missed out on adventures in Middle-earth.

More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. However, he does not go alone. 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 Legend Comes to Life.

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy. Rated PG for epic battle sequences and some scary images. Did you know Edit. Trivia Sir Christopher Lee Saruman read "The Lord of the Rings" once a year until his death in , and had done so since the year it was published.

He was also the only member of the cast and crew ever to have met J. Goofs Many viewers spotted a car in the background of the theatrical version when Sam says that he is now the furthest he has ever been from home. In a 1 December Newsweek article, director Peter Jackson confirmed this, and revealed the car had been removed digitally for the DVD release. Jackson says: "We actually didn't know about the car until we were cutting the movie.

The smoke and dust wasn't so bad because there was already lots of it around, but the bloody windshield was reflecting the sun back into the camera lens. So we erased it for the DVD. I think some people were upset because they tried to show it to their friends and it was gone. Also, the unaltered shot with the car appearing in it is contained in the bonus material of the SEE DVD - the feature about the film score. Quotes Frodo : I wish the ring had never come to me.

Crazy credits After the end credits, the DVD and Blu Ray editions of the extended cut feature a list of "Lord of the Rings fan-club members" who contributed financially to the project in exchange for a credit.

This additional credit sequence lasts 20 minutes. Alternate versions In March a 3-minute preview of the sequel, The Two Towers, was added to the theatrical release right before the end credits, making the film's running time m.

This was later an easter egg on the extended DVD. Connections Edited into Lord of the Piercing User reviews 5. Top review. Middle Earth comes alive When I first saw the trailers for "The Fellowship of the Ring," I had never had any interest in reading the lengthy tome of a trilogy. But seeing the possibility of the movie, I immediately went out and read the whole thing, insisted on receiving it for Christmas, and enjoyed every minute of it. The feelings I had while reading the series were heightened seeing it come to life in the stunning movie.