Thank you for starting the movies in correct order!

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2005)

Thank you, Andrew Adamson (or whoever made this decision), for starting the movie series with the correct book and thus putting the movies in the correct order. The books just don't read well if read out of their original order, and the movies would have suffered if the producers had followed the ill-conceived HarperCollins renumbering.
Adults should not go into this movie expecting something as complex as Lord of the Rings. These books were written for children and should not be compared to books written for adults.
Adamson's movie adaptation was excellent. The talking animals were not distracting in the least. The actors gave heartfelt (and at times heart-wrenching) performances. As a huge fan of the books, I was immensely satisfied. Well done.