WOW!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2001)

WOW. That pretty much sums up my emotions after watching this movie. After having read the LOTR trilogy at least twenty times in my life, I have dreamt for this day to come. And I am hardly disappointed. The visual interpretation was fantastic, from Hobbiton to Bree to Rivendell to the Halls of Moria. Barad-Dur was amazing, as was Orthanc and Isengard. The detail spent on making everything look authentic and real was astounding. The costumes were great, and the music was fantastic. The casting of the parts seemed to be perfect as well. I had to admit I chuckled when I saw Elijah Wood and Sean Astin cast as Frodo and Sam, but I came away from this movie impressed with their acting. Much better than "Rudy" folks, hehe. All these characters were believeable, and Christopher Lee was perfect as Saruman. They did leave a couple parts of the book out, like Tom Bombadil, the Barrow-Wights and Old Man Willow, and the ending had a couple changes, but overall this was a truly incredible movie experience! Go see it NOW!!! And when you see Elrond, try to guess where you saw him before...