Could have been better. Not LOTR

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2011)

I usually do not write reviews, but I am quite surprised by the overwhelmingly positive feedback this movie is receiving. I have read the books and watched several of the movies and to be honest I am not impressed with them.
I really liked the books, so the story is obviously good. Also I can understand that the movie is more geared towards a younger target audience, so I can overlook some of the flaws that come with that.
But I still think the movie has some other major disappointments. To me the movie does not feel like it is telling a story but rather shows a series of loosely connected scenes.
For the immense budget and popularity this movie has I am also disappointed in the acting (Of course most actors are very young, but that doesn't stop one from noticing some missing depths in the characters) and the special effects are OK but not impressive.
Overall I thought the movie was quite good but not nearly as good as many make it to be. And movies like LOTR have shown that it is possible to make a great book series into great movies and have done so in a much better way then the harry potter series.