masterpiece of cinematic wizardry

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2002)

seemless camera tricks, okay computer graphics, beautiful sweeping shots, exceptional timing of reactions, subtle sound effects underly the obvious ones, brilliant acting (esp. gandalf). in regard to the books: a few characters missing, time frames a bit jumbled. I was on the edge of my seat most of the way through. by the time the credits started to roll, i found my eyebrows stuck on "high".