"goin for westfold are ya ?"

Rating: 6/10 (9 January 2006)

This is a good film, no doubt, but, for me (as for many other REAL fans, not just those who read and enjoyed but actually LIVED in Tolkiens marvelous books) this came out (just as expected) kinda short.. Way to many things have been deleted from the actual story. It is only a third of the book actually shown, and that really pisses me off. What is the idea of making a movie based upon a book if the movie misses the most valid parts? The world of J.R.R Tolkien isn't just the story about these hobbits and the rest of the characters shown in this (and the other two) movies, it is a WORLD filled with people. the WORLD has a STORY of it's OWN, and thats where Jackson failed... totally! To me this could just as well be a Conan movie (Arnold Schwarzenegger) since u don't get to know the world the cute hobbits and vicious orcs lives in and that is sad sad sad. Considering this, I can't, not even if someone put a gun to my head trying to force me, give this movie more than a 6 out of 10. To destroy and ruin Tolkiens works with this "halfway-garbage" should lead to 10 years in the worst possible place (maybe Detroit?) for dear Mr Jackson. If you people want to see good movies by this man, check out his earlier movies Braindead (one of the funniest movies ever made) and Bad Taste (Grandfather of all splatter/horror/comedies) where he really does what he is best at, with small means making gr8 movies!