Great, but not as great as the book

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2002)

I liked the film a lot, almost as much as I did like the book. I could hardly wait for it to be shown. Although I do have some second thoughts about it: The set is wonderful and very worth showing, but I still think there is just a bit too much of those air shots, which steal a bit of time for showing the characters. If the camera stayed a bit longer with them we could learn more about some of them like Sam, Gimli or Legolas (remember that almost 30% of the story was originally told from Sam's point of view). Still, I think it's a wonderful movie and can't wait for the next two. I guess we will get to know the characters well enough when we see tho whole story.