A great soap opera based on a far more great book

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2002)

Just being a drop in an ocean of tolkienists, I would like to say that the movie truly reflects the overall spirit of the Masterpiece. Some storylines are changed (I understand Liv Tyler's wish to occupy more of the camera free time and space), maybe not to the better, but still we all needed a colourful blockbuster to hammer the last nail into Tolkien's immortality. Peter Jackson is rather tactful, far more tactful than he was in "Bad Taste", in case of non-converting elves into cannibals and hobbits to sexual maniacs. Great thanks for that. The movie is a bit sentimental though the plot doesn't force it. I remember the time of the premiere when all the cinema visitors were on the verge of tears which hadn't happened even with "Titanic". So, it's a huge success to melt our northern hearts...