I thought this was going to be concept art or design insights It is primarily shots from the movies, common knowledge behind the scenes snippets, and very general Middle Earth facts. Would not recommend.

Initial thoughts:

1. Very comprehensive and reader-friendly.
2. Some pictures are (a) blurry, (b), have so much noise, and (c) in low-res.
3. Too brief for such an epic.
4. Some parts of the individual visual companion for each part of the trilogy are omitted in this bind-up edition.
5. Overall, it's not bad, but not great either. Still worthy as a collection for an LOTR fan.

This is a fully-illustrated and fascinating exploration of Tolkien's well-known fantasy trilogy and its just as well-known movie adaptations. Provided is a breakdown of the movie plots, with some behind-the-scenes information included, alongside stills featuring the actors at work.

I was pleasantly surprised to find some facts I did not previously know and just love any LOTR content in any format, so knew this was going to be a winner for me, regardless.

Reading this was like going back to a place where magic and all sorts or creatures and different races live and thrive: Middle-Earth. I loved how the author captured most of the scenes throughout the LoTR trilogy and how there was some background about the characters in certain scenes and what they were thinking in some scenes: like Boromir's reaction to Aragorn's identity as Isildur's heir. Recommended for any Lord of the Rings fans here and abroad!

This companion has a few well-written descriptions of characters, events, and locations seen in the movie, but overall lacks both the structure and depth.

Structure-wise, one might have a hard time using this book as a visual companion while watching the movies. Personally, I would prefer if the chapters followed the movie runtime, but I wouldn't mind any other form of structure, e.g. using the alphabet to sort the chapters. This way, it seems like the chapters are placed in a random order, which is very distracting.

Most topics are no more than a paragraph accompanied by a blurry photo from the movie.

This is a movie trilogy full of hotties, and this book showcases all the amazingly beautiful people in the cast.

What a fun, beautiful read! The book is full of still photos of the happenings in the movie, but is combined with information from the books. I thought it was put together in the best organized way. I even sketched one of the pictures of Gandalf. I'm sure I'll be drawing more from the pictures in the book.

The Lord of the Rings Complete Visual Companion includes all of the information from The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King visual companions, but with updated photos from the extended versions of the films. There are several new sections in this complete omnibus edition, including the Corsairs of Umbar, the crowning of King Elessar, and the Grey Havens. This is definitely a fun and enjoyable read for any fan of Middle Earth, whether young or old!

Great work and a must have for lotr fans.

This book about "Lord of the Rings" is one of the best for all three movies.

I bought this instead of each visual companion individually after I received The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Movie Guide for my birthday. Whereas The Hobbit book was full of information, interviews with actors, and behind-the-scenes stills, the visual companions for the LOTR trilogy were massively disappointing. The dull "information" was lacking in anything new and often repeated itself. Many of the images were also of a really bad quality, shockingly so; I actually wondered whether I had bought a dodgy copy. Maybe this book would be fun for kids as it doesn't offer much, but for a fan of Peter Jackson's trilogy this simply isn't good enough.

Instead I recently bought 'The Lord of the Rings: The Art of...' books for each of the three films compiled by Gary Russell. Each book is dedicated to one of the trilogy and is filled with a plethora of rare information, interviews with the artists behind the sets, costumes, etc, and basically a dream to read for any fan of the films. Beautifully presented with unique sketches, drawings, and stills, you see exactly how the films came about, and the stages of progress each character had to go through. Fascinating, compelling, and a joy to have on my shelves, I am very happy with those books instead.

If you want detailed information about the LOTR films, don't buy the visual companion. It offers very little but may be nice for a child.

awesome book love it