I don't understand...

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2002)

...and I don't mean about the movie, I mean the hype. Now, I am not one to bash huge successful blockbusters just for the sake of going against the crowd. If it's good, it's good, no matter the cost, number of famous actors etc. And just for the record, I am not a Star Wars fan! Good points about the film are the acting, special effects, scenery, soundtrack, accuracy to the book (I take my sisters word for this, I have only read a bit of it myself). I was so prepared to love this movie. A first glance at the trailer and I thought, "maybe not. Nothing original". But after the awards, reviews etc, I thought I would see it and love it. Unfortunately not. Thank goodness I didn't go to the movies to watch it. I have never walked out of a film before, but I may well of if I watched LOTR at the movies. The plot. Maybe it was better on paper, but on screen, it just seems like the movie was trying to create some deadly serious matter that was created by a long (and I mean long) tale. Come on, "Get the ring to the Crack of Doom!" Was I supposed to take that seriously and feel for the characters? For anything? The movie seemed to be adding in too many problems and twists just to create an intelligent, complicated movie. Then the main thing I have a problem with. The ORIGINALITY. There is nothing in here that is original! Old wizards with white beards, nasty trolls, elves, fight the dark/evil/magical one!. Heard it all before? If LOTR was good for anything, originality would be off the list. Fine, say it was a good film of its genre, but NOT for everything. The whole film was ridiculous. Harry Potter was ridiculous too, but at least it didn't take itself seriously. Lord of the Rings seemed to be trying to hard too be magical/serious/intelligent. It wasn't.