Can't understand what all the fuss was about

Rating: 3/10 (13 December 2003)

The first thing I noticed about this movie was that it lasted for three hours.
To summarize the plot, The Lord of the Rings is about some short people with no shoes who go for a walk, and this walk lasts for an EXTREMELY long time. In the meantime some evil people--and note that these are people who have deliberately chosen to be evil--do lots of evil things.
SPOILER ALERT
Actually, there is no spoiler here, because nothing happens in the end either. They go on taking their walk.
I have noticed that people who review the book as excellent often open their reviews with 'I normally hate reading books, but ...'. I think that explains the popularity of the film. Simple minds prefer simple entertainment.
I give this movie 3 out of 10 stars. The scenery was very nice. The acting skills were good too.