Parents need to know that The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
is a classic fantasy that's full of violence and danger, including
death. Horrific medieval-esque creatures kill, mostly with arrows and
swords. More often, though, they get impaled, decapitated, dismemebered
themselves. Middle-Earth characters drink beverages that are akin to
wine and beer and smoke something called "pipeweed." There's some
don't-try-this-at-home playing around with fireworks.