The best picture of the year

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2001)

Never have I seen anything so spectacular, so awe-inspiring. This film is done in the same style as the Star Wars Trilogy (operatic saga set in another universe with a past, present, and future), but LOTR is better than any of the Star Wars films (and that's saying a lot) as it pays attention to detail with incredible sets, grand cinematography, perfect directing, and nearly flawless acting. Also the score by Howard Shore fit the film perfectly, and even the two Enya songs weren't annoying. I can't wait to see it again, and hopefully the Academy will make up for last year's mistake by giving LOTR: FOTR best picture of the year. The adaptation of Tolkien's masterpiece was right on even if they did have to cut some things out from the book.