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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404994188
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1404994181
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 StereoChineseSubtitledEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledKoreanSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 12199
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: November 22, 2005
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
RINGERS: LORD OF THE FANS is a fascinating look at how J.R.R. Tolkien s literary masterpiece The Lord of the Rings has influenced pop culture for the past fifty years and spawned a global community of loyal and colorful fans affectionately known as Ringers. DVD FeaturesEight FeaturettesFour Deleted ScenesFull Screen PresentationSubtitles: English Chinese French Spanish Korean Thai PortugueseAudio: English StereoSystem Requirements:Running Time 97 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396121997 Manufacturer No: 12199
Amazon.com:
Of all the documentaries devoted to J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic, Ringers: Lord of the Fans is the first and only one to respectfully honor the good-natured depth and breadth of Lord of the Rings fandom. Like Peter Jackson with his phenomenal Lord of the Rings film trilogy, director Carlene Cordova and cowriter Cliff Broadway (contributors to theonering.net, the definitive LOTR fan site) were the perfect team to create this wildly entertaining tribute. The film's globetrotting ambition is constantly impressive, but Ringers remains keenly focused on its lively exploration of Rings fan devotion, presented here with a flawless combination of informative objectivity and insider enthusiasm. From the inspiration behind Tolkien's Middle-earth and the immediate success of The Hobbit upon its 1937 publication, to the hippie embrace of Rings mythology in the late 1960s and the revival of fandom in the wake of Jackson's trilogy, Ringers (the accepted nickname of devotees) has it all: Influential authors such as Clive Barker, Terry Pratchett, and Terry Brooks offer their Rings-related insights along with such Tolkien-inspired musicians as Rush's Geddy Lee and Motorhead's Lenny Kilmister, and literally hundreds of fans provide affectionate testimonials to the source of their devotion. Peter Jackson and most of the LOTR trilogy's primary cast are also included in the constant flow of interviews.
Dedicated to Tolkien as a valentine by smart and dedicated fans, the film generates its own infectious goodwill; it's so fun to watch that even non-fans will concede (to borrow a phrase from another world of fandom) that resistance is futile. (Oh, and speaking of Star Trek, the vintage clip of Leonard Nimoy singing his novelty hit "Bilbo Baggins" is absolutely priceless.) Actor Dominic Monaghan ("Merry" from Jackson's trilogy, before joining the ensemble cast of Lost) perfectly delivers the film's eloquent narration, which runs the LOTR gamut from intellectual appreciation to the hilarious eccentricities of über-fan obsession. Unfailingly noble in spirit and delightfully comprehensive, Ringers is a collector's gift that can proudly stand alongside Tolkien's books and Jackson's timeless movie trilogy. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
This is very good if you want to go more in depth about the LOTR fans and the world of LOTR. It's great and fun and funny, the interviews are great and it shows how dedicated-or crazy-LOTR fans are. It goes into the world of J.R.R and it shows the popularity of the movies and the fans that are willing to do anything and go anywhere to show thier love.
Rating:  -
Like others, I looked forward to the release of this, but was disappointed. Anyone more than a casual Tolkien reader will learn nothing new about the man or his works. Instead we are forced to endure amateurish reenactments of hippies, then eighties kids, THEN grunge kids (all the same people in cheesy getups) reading Tolkien, and dancing (why??) in a bedroom--none of this adds anything other than another layer of superficiality because they have nothing to offer.
Repeat, nothing ... Read More
Rating: -
"Ringers" is disjointed and slow-moving. The overall quality is reminiscent of an unimpressive "special feature" on a movie DVD.
Rating:  -
My 3 biggest problems with this movie:
1. Unlike "Trekkies", it shatters any sense of objective journalism that would actually make it interesting. The filmmakers are obviously "Ringers" themselves and made a cheap film to heap praise on the choices they've made in their lives.
The guy doing the street interviews never pressed his subjects about questions normal people might want to know, such as: "How did you have 6 weeks free of any obligation to stand in line for Star ... Read More
Rating:  -
i enjoyed this movie very much. it has TONS of interesting LOTRs information. its also very well done. the movie visits fun LOTRs places, a town in the USA named Hobbiton, California, and LOTRs conventions. great cast interviews make this a must have for all "ringers".
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