Great, and something about the top 250

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2002)

I'd like to say something about the top 250. People always mistake it as a best films of all time list. Honestly, if asked which is the greater film, the Lord of the Rings or Gone With the Wind, I'd say Gone with the Wind, hands down. But I like to watch Lord of the Rings more. That's part of the reason it rates so high while GWTW isn't even in the top 100. This list is really the top 250 most popular films right now than the top 250 films ever.

Anyway, this movie is fantastic. While it isn't perfect, there are no major flaws either. Everything is top notch and it's 13 Oscar nods were well deserved (I haven't seen A Beautiful Mind, In the Bedroom, or Gosford Park so I can't say whether it should have won though). It totally captures the essence of the books and their epic scale. I thought it would be tough to make the Fellowship of the Ring into a good movie, it's the least, how do I say it, fun, of the trio, and Peter Jackson has totally succeeded. I can't wait for the next two.