a finish too soon

Rating: 5/10 (11 February 2004)

I never really got the furore of the lord of the rings films partly because i never read the book and secondly because once i saw the first one i was a bit put off, its particularly engaging as you wait for something to happen, at times it falled well below my expectations. Watching the film it took me a long time to get into it, i for one am not impressed by the whole fantasy thing, you no goblins, wizards etc. My main problem with the film was as i finally began to enjoy it, it ended. I felt cheated and was glad i only lent the video just think if i paid at the cinema i would have been enraged by a stunt that is preparing to skin us of nowadays a very expensive cinema entrance fee 3 times. I think one of the main problems for me was i heard the hype and believed it only to be disappointed. Therefore i try not to be too harsh on it as a film as many fanatics insist its a great film. i understand how this is when one person raves about how bad a film you really liked is being an avid fan of the matrix. so i therefore recommend to those who like the books and fantasy if you are quite put off by this stay away.