Actually the best of the three

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2004)

What many people fail to realize, being blinded by the splendor of the third film, is that this is actually by far the best of the three films. Don't get me wrong the other two films are near flawless films but The Fellowship of the Ring IS the best. Allow me to elaborate. The Fellowship of the Ring contain some of the best acting ever to have been caught on film. Especially Ian McKellen and Sean Bean do exceptionally well. Even Orlando Bloom does alright by his standards but that's probably just because he looks very much like an elf with the blond wig and the blue contacts. Ian Holm and Elijah Wood do very well in the film. Another thing that makes the first film better is the effects. Now I know that a lot of people are going to say that there are far more special effects in the two following films and yes there are more blatantly obvious CGI-effects in the second and the third film. However, the effects in the first films are far more refined and subtle and ultimately far more believable because you never notice they're there. A third and probably the most important aspect that makes this a better all-round film than the other two is the fact that it is far more true to the book than the second and third film and for hard core Tolkien fans as myself that matters a great deal when you see the films. This is of course my own very subjective opinion about The Lord of the Rings films so if people do not agree with me that's fine.