Absolutely brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2002)

When I first read "The Fellowship of the Ring", I thought the book was unnecessarily descriptive. There were lots of chapters, such as "In the house of Tom Bombadil" or "The Old Forest" which I thought completely boring, for they could have easily been removed from the book and the story would not have been altered in any way. Now that I have watched the film, I totally enjoyed the way Peter Jackson (the director) manipulated the book in a way that would seem more entertaining to the audience, bringing suspense and thrills to anyone, even though you have read the book already, such as the scene of Gandalf and Saruman. The photography is magnificent, and the screen adaptation deserves an oscar. Do not miss this film. If you are doubting upon which movie to watch when you are at the cinema, do not hesitate, and go and see "The Fellowship of the Ring".
P.S. On a more personal note, compared to the adaptation made to the book of Harry Potter and the Philosopher´s stone, this is a hundred times much better. I would even dare to say, that The Fellowship of the Ring as a movie, can actually beat the book. I´m not exaggerating it.