Warning to anyone over the age of 16 that's not already a fan of Tolkein's series

Rating: 1/10 (13 December 2002)

You may be bored to tears, and that's an understatement.
Please refer to the cover art on the DVD package.....see the look on Elijah Wood's face? Well, be prepared for over two hours of that. Or maybe he was so in awe of the project he was involved in he just couldn't help that perpetual stunned "can't believe I just humped the neighbor's cat" look. You know, if the producers wanted to cast a 13 year old in the part of Frodo(giggle snort), then by god go get a 13 year old kid to play the part. Not some permanently prepubescent 20yr. old wooden drone like Elijah Wood ! In two evenings I have still been unable to get through this thing without dozing off. Welcome to "2001" from Middle Earth.
I will give Viggo Mortensen credit for his amazing screen presence, but he's pretty much alone in that category here. Great cinematography, sets, and FX but the story is dull and uninteresting. To the fans of this overrated, overhyped monument to Halcion....get a life! Rant over. 5/10