Better than the book!!

Rating: 10/10 (27 February 2006)

When I first watched this film, I had no idea what the subject was. I hadn't heard of the author, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the story was confusing. I also was watching the short edition, not the extended edition, now available.
However, when the movie was over, I had changed.
This movie was superb! Fantastic! I loved the prologue, the music, the sword battles. I also loved the fact that the director made it so, when an arm or head was cut off, nothing gushed out. He also followed the book very well, although I didn't read the book until after the third movie came out.
The cast was perfect. I don't see how anyone wouldn't like this trilogy. The next two films were even better. But this film was a great classic, and earns a spot on my Top 30 movies.