It's not exactly the book and isn't that wonderful!

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

If you want to see a great adaptation of a book into a movie than the Fellowship is your movie. If you would rather quibble, grouse, and whine about how scenes were ruined by not being true to the book than stay in your hobbit hole and don't come out again.
It is a visually STUNNING movie, that provides all of the right elements of the book. It stays true to details without overdoing it.
There is also a nice balance between the special effects and the actors themselves. Sir Ian's performance as Gandalf makes the movie. Gandalf HAS to be effectively portrayed or the movie would just not be as good as it is.
Peter Jackson delivers middle earth as promised. A rich and vibrant world where evil is on the verge of annihilating good and only a hobbit can do what all of the great ones cannot. Bear the one ring of power.