Close but no cigar - just a prologue.

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2002)

A very good film with fantastic visuals but not up there with some of the very best films despite its position in the top 250. Maybe it is a good adaptation of the book but as a film on its own it is lacking, it holds the interest reasonably well but can get a bit boring at times. The problem with the film is there is no emotion when you have watched it - you think "is that it" wondering if someone has cut off the end. Imagine watching Schindler's List and stopping half way through, it as a film on its own is not brilliant. However i imagine when paired with the other two on dvd it will be worth watching, but waiting a year to see the second part is ridiculous when the first is just a prologue to the film.