Really good

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2001)

I came into the theatre having never read the books and the only expectations I had coming into the film came when I noticed that IMDB users had it rated at a 9.3. So, I expected to spend three plus hours watching a good film.
Now, there are only a few things that I like to do for over three hours- try playing your favorite video game and I guarantee you that you will tire of it in less than 180 minutes- but this movie kept my attention from start to finish.
Partly though, I had to pay attention to every little dialogue out of fear that I would miss something. I think a problem that I ran into was that I was confused slightly because of all the foreign names, but I got the jist of it. And so, the movie inspired my to buy the book, not the other way around.
I see that LOTR is atop the "best movies" of all-time poll here at IMDB. Although I disagree with that, I can see where thousands of users are coming from. In my opinion, it may not be the best movie of all-time, but it is definitely up there. In a few years, we will certainly be talking about the Rings trilogy the same way we refer to Indiana Jones, Star Wars or Godfather.