TOO long and too brooding.

Rating: 6/10 (22 December 2001)

First of all, I have not read any of the books this series is and will be based on. I just watch for skillful film making. I found this to be a re-hash of the recent 'Mummy' movies. Too much action, too little characterizations and too many computerized effects. You know, what's interesting about the movies is how human nature plays out. Action films CAN have good characterizations and still be tremendous thunderclaps of entertainment. Just look at 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Die Hard'. Great characters and stellar action scenes. I found 'Lord of the Rings' to be a noble effort but it just seemed to have a wooden and one note style about it. Presently #1 on the IMDB 250 as the greatest movie ever made? Puh-lease. Let's not lose our credibility. Better than 'The Godfather'? 'Citizen Kane'? 'Casablanca'? Uh-uh. Let's not give into the marketing hype.