Of course the book is better! BUT THIS MOVIE IS GREAT!

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2002)

First, I just have to say one thing, to all of you who gave this movie a vote score of "1". Of course the book is better! Book and movie are two completely different ways of telling a story. And the book will always be the best. But..... This movie is so very well directed. It has all the important aspects of the book, and what we see in the movie, is an absolute minimum that HAD to be in it. If Peter Jackson should have pictured more of the book, the movie would have been much longer. In fact, they had to cut 1 hour from the directors cut, so it wouldn't be to long for a cinema version. (The extra hour will hopefully be in the DVD release). And considering, it will even be two more films, for a total of 9 hours with exceptional and incredibly well directed movies, it deserves all credit for being true to the book. Of course, some of you will say, well.....the movie may be good, but they should never made it. Well, I can't help you, but I've read the book plenty of times, and I love good books and movies. And this movie, is definitely one of my favorites. The fantasy genre was desperate for a good movie, and now we have one! I'm glad I can enjoy this movie, not thinking of the obvious, like "The book is better". Of course it is :)
I'm sure J.R.R Tolkien would love it to :) He would even helped creating it! He's such a great man!