Totally awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (9 December 2005)

So, I've never read the books. I tried to read them when I was young, but it couldn't hold my short attention span. But I was totally pulled into the film and the good part of not knowing the books was that I wasn't at all disappointed. In fact, it was so good it made me actually want to pick up the book and try again...something I haven't ever really considered doing. After it was over I was tempted to sneak into another theater where it was playing and watch it again. I can't wait to take my family to see it. The battle sequence was cool...but the parts I liked the best were the personal moments between characters. I enjoyed the fact that I didn't know very many of the cast members; it was refreshing to see new talent on the screen. It helped me to be more into the characters. By the way, what is it with fantasy movies always being filmed in New Zealand? I know that this one was filmed in a lot of places, but mostly, it seemed in New Zealand. Weird.