Best they could have done

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2002)

A superb interpretation of an almost unfilmable book. Hats off to Peter Jackson for this movie. I enjoyed every moment, from the quiet beauty of the Shire to the majesty of Rivendell & the horrors of Moria.
The only niggles I have are that Gimli & Legolas appeared to be rather flat characters and you don't get any sense of the bond that grows between them (tradionally Dwarves & Elves do not get on) and Lothlorien seemed a little rushed. However the reworking of Arwen into the story worked wonderfully.
And Sean Bean as Boromir !!!!!! How to turn a fairly unsympathetic character in to a tragic hero !!!!
The film ended on the perfect note as well.
Must see it again soon.