A great action-adventure, but nothing more than that. Not IMDB best film material.

Rating: 8/10 (31 May 2002)

While I agree that Lord of the Rings was excellently scripted, acted and directed, (not to mention a brilliant soundtrack) I would not agree with it being the #1 movie of all time. In the end, the storyline is simplistic - good, courageous men battle evil ugly baddies in orcs-n-goblins fantasy settings. The only important events are the (frequent) fighting scenes - between them the character development is dull and uneventful. As much as Tolkien was famed for innovation in literature, his story feels primitive and dated, and even a director like Peter Jackson would be unable to alleviate that.