I know, but it IS the One Film to Rule Them All

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

It is astounding to me that you could watch this movie and not be moved to tears, impressed beyond words, and in some basic fundamental way, changed.
The Fellowship of the Ring is, quite simply, the best movie made, ever.... so far. Will the next two movies match or exceed it? I hope so.
Can you find flaws? (*possible spoiler in this paragraph*) Yes, there are a few minor niggling CG errors that can be safely ignored. But, the scene with the giant statues looks like it was filmed, not generated. The Balrog was awesome, the loss of Gandalf was stunning. I had real tears in my eyes, as did others around me.
If I had to, under duress, find any flaw at all in casting, it would be with the dwarf... but then, we haven't really done much with him yet.
I have a new love, and it is this movie.
The last time I read the books was a few years ago, so it wasn't so fresh in my mind that I was annoyed by the few variations of book-to-script. Maybe it was better that way.
I feel like they went on location in Middle Earth and filmed there. The film is gorgeous. I want to visit.
Are you reading this to figure out if you should see the movie? If so, the answer is absolutely, positively, definitely, and without question, YES.