Coolest fantasy movie ever made!!

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2002)

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Having never read the books, this movie makes me want to get hooked on the Trilogy. The film is a whirlpool of great special effects and art direction but also is prominent in its characters and storyline. It is easy to understand what's going on almost at all times (except when they say the weird names it gets a little confusing). The portrayal of the Shire, Moria, Rivendell and Mordor was beautiful and imaginable. The Orcs and Uruks and the Balrog were singularly the greatest monsters to come out of the cinema in ages.
I recommend this film to fantasy buffs and anyone wishing to see a change in how people do fantasy and sci-fi films. Recently, sci-fi and fantasy haven't been treated very well by movie makers (take Dungeons and Dragons for example). But Lord of the Rings (along with Harry Potter that is better suited for children) is an exception. The only thing I can gripe about this film are the women. Arwen and Galadriel are just annoying. And if Arwen did not rescue Frodo from the Ringwraiths in the book, then why is she doing it on the screen? Other than that, it was great. Nobody really did a bad performance. Though I can't say Sauron is the greatest villain of all time because he doesn't have any lines.
This movie deserves a ten out of ten and it is seriously no fair this film lost the Best Picture Oscar to that pathetically weepy Ron Howard film, A Beautiful Mind. Can't wait for the Two Towers!