The first of three promising epics

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2002)

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is one of the best pictures of the year by an understatment! A visually stunning masterpiece, this movie will no doubt be honored all year long, and fans will be lining up for the next two features. The most amazing thing about this whole movie is the relationship between all of it's central characters. You really and truly think that these guys care for each other and emotion is something that could have easily been lost in a film this size. Yes, it's an adventure movie, a road trip movie to beat all road trip movies! But it comes down to, after all the special effects and beautiful locations, are the characters and how they handle having thier lives turned upsidedown in a horrific way. And as for Peter Jackson, well, let's just say, the guy got it right! God bless him! And a big thanks to the 1000's of people who put this thing on the big screen! And as for those fans waiting in line to see the next one, save me a spot! It's going to be a long two years, but I'm sure it'll be worth the wait!!