Enjoyable Movie

Rating: 8/10 (14 January 2002)

I've seen LOTRs twice now. I found I enjoyed it even more the second time then the first. But this is where the conundrum lies. Did I love the movie because I loved the books, or did I love the movie on it's own merits? I wouldn't call LOTRs the greatest movie ever by a long shot. So when coming up with this review I tried to look at it as objectively as possible. The scenery was great, the special effects were great and the acting was very well done. If you aren't a fan of the books then you will probably find it a too long and in some places too slow... of course the book was both long and in some areas slow. So in that regard the movie is true to the books. Hopefully the next movie will see some more character development since, in my opinion, that was the part I found most wanting in this movie.
Ultimately if you are a fan of the books you will probably enjoy this movie... if you aren't you probably won't like it as much. I gave it an 8 overall. If you are a fan you can add 1 if you aren't you can subtract 1 or 2.