Amazing [Spoilers]

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2001)

I've been waiting for this movie ever since I heard it was going to be done. And I think it's amazing.
It doesn't strictly stick to the book, but that would have been an impossible thing to do in 3 hours. And 4+ hours movies are long gone.
I could have seen a 4 hours movie tonight but this movie has to make profit too and in order to do that it has to be under 3 hours.

The picture and scenery is flawless. The actors are really well casted, and all great. Peter Jackson's direction is remarkable and true.
The only flaw to me is it's the first part of a trilogy and we'll have to wait a whole year to see the Two Towers.
But if we think about it twice I guess it's the best thing to do.
Otherwise it would be too much at once and the pleasure would be spoiled.

And I'm really glad that profit was not the leitmotiv of this movie as in Star Wars Episode I : The Fantom Menace with the Jar Jar Binks-Made-For-The-Kids-Lame-And-Useless-Character-That-Will-Be-A-Great-Sellers-In-Toys-Section-Next-Christmas.
And We know Arwen never saved Frodo from the Dark Riders but that Water Spell scene is really awesome !