JRR Tolkein Rolling Over in his Grave

Rating: 6/10 (25 July 2002)

Well, my friends all warned me not to read the Lord of the Rings trilogy right before the movie was scheduled to come out. But I did it anyway. And a month later, when the movie did open, I was horrified at what they had done to what I considered to be a literary masterpiece.
First of all, though the effects were great, I found the direction and most of the acting poor.
Secondly, they changed the story!!! Not in any huge ways, I don't think, and I don't want to put anything here to spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it - but they took something that doesn't happen until the 3rd book and put it in the first movie for the sole purpose (as far as I can tell) of giving the movie a broader appeal to a more diverse audience.
That all said, I still encourage others to see the movie since all my friends loved it.
I, however, will not be wasting $8 to see the second one in the theater.