Purists beware....

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2001)

I loved the movie, absolutely brilliant.
But as a 10 times reader of the books, I really missed some of my favorite bits.
I can understand how some may feel they hated this movie ... one of my favorite bits of the book is the gifts to the fellowship, without it I felt robbed as the 9 took to rafts.
So for frequent readers, please leave the book at home before you see this movie.
My score was 9/10 (19/10 for what was there, -10/10 for what wasn't).