Yes! It's a cracker!

Rating: 10/10 (9 February 2002)

The collective sigh of relief on opening night by Tolkien fans worldwide must surely have knocked the Earth slightly off it's axis!
I know they've missed a lot out (do we really miss Tom Bombadil and his curly shoes?) and I realise they've chopped and changed the plot but from beginning to end this is just superb. This film far exceeded my expectations. When it finished I wanted to just sit there and wait for 'The Two Towers' to come on! Can I wait a year? Well, if the next is as good as this, it'll be worth it.