Diet Lord of the Rings

Rating: Null/10 (19 December 2002)

After a year, I've finally figured out whats wrong with this movie, nothing. Its extremely well done. Its the material it was drawn from that is weak. By some magic of her own, the author of these books has ensnared an entire planet into reading works written for children. But thats all they are, regardless of how many pages it takes to tell the story. It is our own disappointment in this realiziation that the movie somehow brings home, and that has bred the general chagrin amongst most viewers. Most adult viewers that is. I daresay you won't get a negative review from anyone under the age of 12. But if you have devoted weeks towards reading children's literature and then feel empty when the motion picture doesnt live up to your expectations, well more's the pity. Next time read Dickens!