Very good, but doesn't deserve number #1.

Rating: 1/10 (27 December 2001)

This movie was amazing. No, amazing is too strong a word. "One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest" was amazing. "Godfather" was amazing. Nor was this movie "bedazzling." "Ocean's Eleven" was bedazzling. "Monsters Inc." was amazing. But not "Lord of the Rings." Now don't get me wrong. I thought the movie was good. And don't think that calling a move "bedazzling" makes it good. Ocean's Eleven was very good, but not amazing. Monsters Inc. plain sucked. The correct word for this movie is simply "good." Maybe even "very good," but not amazing, not incredibly great, and definitely not the best in the world. Maybe I'm sounding too harsh about the movie, but really my frustration is vented towards this movie being proclaimed as number one of all time. Mind you I did not see Godfather, but If One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was better than this, it doesn't deserve such a high spot. Again, let me say don't get me wrong. The movie was pleasent, but it did have some flawed scenes. Especially the scene in which Gandalf dies. Now, normally, being a sypmathetic guy, I would feel sad by the great wizard's death. But no. The scene simply struck me as "Oh, too bad." No real emotion roller-coaster. It was badly made. Maybe it was Gandalf's last words as "Fools..." that struck me as plain idiotic (whoever wrote this part of the screenplay should be shot), but I didn't feel for him (and note that at the beginning of the movie I thought Gandalf was the coolest guy on the earth). Now this review comes from someone who hasn't read the book. To people like me, the movie doesn't seem that great. So maybe the reason everyone gave it 10 stars was because (based on a review), the book readers still found excitement in the film, even though they knew what was going to happen. I'm sorry I had to vote a 1 on the poll, but that was just to bring its rating down so Godfather is back up to its rightful spot, cuz this movie is good, no doubt about it. A stern 7.5 stars, maybe 8. But definitely not #1.