A modern film masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2001)

This movie was an absolute masterpiece. Middle-Earth is brought to lust, lavish life and the characters are perfect. The film-makers obviously did extensive homework, right down to the use of the Elven language that Tolkien created as well as his maps and runes. Visually, the movie is stunning, and in some ways recognizable- clearly, much of the art that has been created in homage to the trilogy has been used in designing the sets in the movie. The story moves along briskly and is true to the original story, though naturally there is some abridging. The acting is first rate, the effects are phenomenal. See this movie- then see it again!