Best of the Three

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2004)

I was very impressed at how comfortable this film felt. It was like I was viewing my own imagination. The sets were superb, the special effects blended into the story, the score supported the scene without distracting from it, the performances were excellent. Everything seemed true to the story.
And now for the criticism: NOT ENOUGH. We NEED an extended version, too much of the book was lost, I know the flow of the movie was terrific, but we lost so many little cute, fun, interesting scenes. The Directing was so well done, I would personally pay double for an extended version. If anyone connected with the movie reads this, please pass on the lesson of Lord of the Rings. Do a real extended version, with like a half hour of scenes through out the film, not a few extra 5 minute scenes.