An extraordinary achievement

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

This film was by no means perfect. Occasionally the SFX looked slightly rough, or the (new) dialog dipped dangerously into the realms of cheese. The linear nature of the travelog meant that there was a slight sense of and then, and then, and then...
However, all of that can be forgiven. Like the Godfather, it offers an aesthetic experience far beyond cinematic storytelling - you are absorbed into a sensory experience that will, if you allow it, transport you entirely out of your own world, into one that is a subtle blend of Tolkien's Middle Earth, and Peter Jackson's own imagination.