Not as good as the book, but does it justice

Rating: 10/10 (15 April 2002)

I'm not going to go into this for 1,000 words, for one word sums it up, excellent. I have been a fan of the LOTR trilogy since 4th grade, even though I did not understand much at that age. It has caught my attention and I am going to be reading the books and watching this movie for the rest of my life. There were some parts missing for which I am disappointed (Tom Bombadil, the Barrow Downs, Glorifindel, the wolves near Moria, Gollum floating down the Anduin, and the winged Nazgul). Some parts were not essential to the story, but hopefully will appear in the DVD. For all those who rated this movie a 7 or lower and commented on it only to scorn it, I recommend you read the book before commenting again. Then realize what an amazing job Peter Jackson did converting the greatest story ever written (in my opinion) to possibly the greatest movie ever filmed.