Not very impressing

Rating: 2/10 (17 April 2008)

I can't believe it. Why is this movie on the top 250 list....
Things that are bad:
1. The script was "stolen" from the unbearable 1978s Cartoon which was oversimplified and much too hasty. There is no room for the viewers own imagination, which makes the world feel small and one dimensional.
2. The Hobbit world looks like it was made of plastic. You get a "Tele-Tubbie Land" impression. The Elven-"Empire" looks humid, gloomy and creepy. In the book it is exactly the opposite. The CGI looks fake and unrealistic.
2a. The Hobbits seem to change their size again and again.
4. Most Characters are awfully miscast. Gandalf is too "soft". He should at least be a little bit scary. Frodo obviously suffers from thyrotoxicosis and lacrimal hyper-function (his wet eyes seem to pop out every second) Sam is okay. The other two hobbits just suck. Shouldn't the elves be beautiful? Never seen so many ugly elves.(particularly with regard to Galadriel and her husband -- arg) Arven - completely unnecessary. Bilbo looks like a retired serial killer. Where is Tom Bomardil? Boromir looks like a junkie, not like a warrior. Orlando Bloom as Legolas has obviously no acting skills at all. .... There is much more ...
Its an awful uninspired movie and will prevent future generations from developing their own imagination of LOTR. (wich is the only exciting point of reading fantasy literature ).