A good start to a great trilogy.

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2005)

J.R.R Tolkien has a gift for writing amazing stories, and uses colorful language and adjectives to take you to whatever place he is writing about. The movie adaptation of the first book is no different. The sets are wonderfully built and very realistic. The emotions that the characters display is amazing, and the story itself leaves you wanting more. (Which is why, there's a trilogy). One thing that brings my vote down is the length. I know all the movies are about 3 hours long, but they are non stop action. This movie takes some time at the beginning to explain things, which in turn, cause the movie to seem longer than it actually is. Other than that, it's a great movie.