'Twas Alright

Rating: 7/10 (21 February 2002)

After hearing of all the records it came near to or broke, I was disappointed after watching it. The hype surrounding the movie caused me to go out and read the book. After reading it, I thought the movie would be great, but....it was just the book on screen. Not much to it, they used exact lines, etc. Lord of the Rings was based on the book, but it was so much better... Maybe it's because this movie was directed towards kids, but the movie was just boring. I didn't find the three-headed dog or wizard chess as exciting as it was in the book. And after reading it, you already know of the big surprise at the end. It's a good adaptation of the book, but the book surpasses it on so many levels...