A brilliant epic - Peter Jackson brings Middle-Earth to life.

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2006)

I have watched this film 80 times (no lie) - I have enjoyed it every time. Peter Jackson has brought Middle-Earth to the screen brilliantly and with glory - New Zealand's beautiful scenery and huge mountains recapture Tolkien's world in a way that would make him proud. On top of that, every actor owns his/her role 100% (especially Aragorn, Frodo and Gandalf) and delivers very powerful, meaningful performances that ensure that every character has their own story to tell (and their own movie to act). Though some of the battle scenes aren't great - there is obvious ragdoll usage in the troll fight scene - this film is a stunning start to the most successful trilogy of the millennium and a chance to experience Tolkien's world on screen for yourself as it always should have been - flawless. A must-see. 10/10