Maybe not the best ever... but still very good

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2002)

I'm not sure this movie would appear in the list of my 50 best films, but it's still a very good piece of entertainment.
Call me an illiterate, but I have to confess that I haven't read Tolkien's work. But I was still able to enjoy the movie. And to enjoy I did! It's a magnificent epic adventure in a world with strange inhabitants. The acting is very good, Elijah Wood is radiant as Froddo, Ian McKellen excels in his role. I found Liv Tyler and Cate Blanchett to be very good too.
The cinematography is superb. You feel that you're there. You feel that you're the one being pursue by the darklord with the terrible black horse. Amazing what technology can do for the image. But amazing to see that a lot of the film was actually shot in New Zealand and Australia. Just fabulous scenary.
I'm waiting for the Two Towers!
Out of 100, I gave it 85. That's good for ***½ out of **** stars.
Seen in Toronto, at the Regent Cinema, on April 21st, 2002.