Great, but confusing, movie

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2001)

This movie was truly unique and captivating, and the people who made this deserve a standing ovation. I love the work they did with the sets, and they chose quite a good cast of actors--especially Ian McKellen. It shows that you should never let visions of power corrupt your mind and replace reasoning and logic, and that if there is an evil power you should destroy it and not embrace it.
But, it was confusing in a sense because since I have never read the books, I never quite knew what to expect for the next three hours. I felt the plot slowed down in a few areas, but maybe if I read the books, I would have had a better understanding of it all. But the fight scenes were excellently choreographed, and the special effects were really mind-blowing.

So, it was a great movie, but take it from me: You should read the books before you see it. But to those who haven't, if you do go see it, you will be confused in many areas, but a lot of you won't be saying it sucks. Very very very few people have said that it wasn't good.
Oh, and again, I praise Peter Jackson and the entire cast & crew of this movie for their hard work. It sucks that I have to wait another year for The Two Towers, but I can wait. And Peter, if this movie gets any Oscar nods, then all the power to it.
MY RATING: 8.5/10