I was completely lost and bored

Rating: 1/10 (4 May 2006)

I never read the books so maybe that is why I was so lost. I would think though that a good movie should be able to stand on its own. I gave up about an hour and a half into it. It appeared to me to be a very well made movie, but for the life of me I just had no idea what was going on, and I couldn't have cared less about ANY of the characters.
Maybe the high ratings are from people who have read the books and thus could relate to the characters and understand the plot. For me it was the most boring hour and a half I have spent in a long time.
I definitely won't be watching the other two parts of this trilogy.