A MARVELLOUS EXPERIENCE

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2002)

I really think that people who criticize a movie so readily should consider if they would be able to do a better job themselves! In fact, if one hasn't read the book, they should not be qualified to comment on whether the movie ended too abruptly, or speculate on when and why certain events are included in the movie. One minor complaint I had was that the elves (e.g. Elrond) could have been better depicted with some supernatural beauty, apart from that I think this movie is excellent and has no boring moments, in fact every minute is well filled. Everyone who's seen this movie should also read the entire book trilogy in order to understand the context better, or has most of the population become too lazy to read? I read the book (it took about a month) before the movie came out and am planning to re-read The Two Towers before the second movie comes out. I was also a bit disappointed by the scene where the Fellowship are waiting to enter Moria (here the events differ from in the book) but overall the movie was well directed and captured well the peace and tranquillity of the Shire and the contrasting menace of Mordor.