Good, but not that good...

Rating: 7/10 (1 November 2002)

Though in itself a great movie of a great story, it simply lacks too much. Yes the movie is 3 hours long, but in my opinion they shouldnt have cut all the developmental scenes (primarily all the scenes with the characters travelling) in order to achieve a shorter runtime. 2 2 hour movies, or even a 4 hour movie properly telling the story of the Fellowship of the Ring would have much improved this film.
For those of you that havent read the book, the film stays relatively true to the story (which is rare in hollywood..) but cuts many of the "smaller" scenes, which I find had important character interactions.
Though I happen to love it, those who are not much into the realms of fantasy might not like this movie much (my dad got bored and slept through the last hour of it). Nonetheless, still a great film, though perhaps not for everyone.