What´s the controversy about?

Rating: Null/10 (30 March 2002)

First of all one has to see this movie for what it is. An epic fantasy movie (the first of it´s kind). Every effort to compare it with other great movies like Citizen Kane is just a waste of time. And all of you who are irritated that this movie is so popular at the imdb´s top movies list don´t waste your energy on such a strange, out of the blue list where ok, well handcrafted movies like Shawshank Redemption is getting such ridiculous high ratings.
Now, what do I think about the movie? Well I like it. Like it a lot. And here are my main reasons:
1) Peter Jackson direction is a unusual mix of shakesperian actors giving weight to lines no american actor could pull off, some almost childlish scenes of hobbits (where for example Gandalf takes Pippin and Merry by their ears), and of course the thrilling, gory action scenes.

2) The use of the New Zealand scenery.
3) The efforts that has been put into details.
Am looking forward to The Two Towers. And especially Gollum. I just hope we don´t have antoher Jar Jar Binks on our hand.