Wagner meets Scooby Doo

Rating: Null/10 (14 January 2002)

Some people are fascinated by the Lord of the Rings, and some are not. For some people Tolkien's world seems to be more important than the real world. To others it's an unpleasing mix of Wagner and Scooby Doo.

I belong to the second category. I grade Peter Jackson's LOTR 6 out of 10 for it's magnificent art direction and visual effects. But frankly, the best thing about it for me: now I don't have to read the book.