It was like the book WAS the script Tolkien wrote for a PERFECT movie

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

I have to say that I've seen the theatrical trailer about 100 times. I was so looking forward to this extravaganza. And it was worth the wait.
There is a quote about the readers of J.R.R. Tolkien's works, that goes: "There are two types of people in this world: Those who read Tolkien's world and those who will." I guess I'm one of those "who will". I have begun to the The Fellowship of the Ring and only finished about 1/3 of it. Somehow it sadly flowed out of my mind. I loved it but just one day I seemed to forget about reading some of it and forgot to finish it. Coincidentially, I heard about the movie almost the same week I stopped reading. As soon as it was confirmed, I picked up that book and didn't stop reading until the end of the first volume.
I decided that I should wait about reading The Two Towers (which is not a good thing to do because you should be fully aware of the trilogy), until after I've seen The Fellowship of the Ring. And boy was it REAL.
The story just came to life, so believable, so realistic, so intriguing. I have to say that it was the best adaption if a trilogy I've ever seen. The casting, the crew, the scenery, the script - all so perfect and "commentless" (nothing to improve). However, I do miss the scene with Tom Bombadil and the Sleepy Forest but those were most likely cut due to time constraints.
Now I have to admit that for people who haven't read the book it might seem a bit confusing and slow. But I myself, after watching it, got the book again and skimmed some of the scenes of the story. It was like reading the book for the first time, only now I knew what was happening, where and with who, thanks to such a WONDERFUL adaption of the novel.
For those of you who have seen the movie without reading the works and didn't like it, I tell, I URGE you to get the book and AT LEAST skim some of it and the descriptions. I say "at least" because the best thing would be to read it fully. It would be a good way to understand what the movie was about. For me, it was like the first time I played the N64 game "GoldenEye" and THEN only saw the movie. To me, the movie was like "Wow, this is just like the game" and that's because the game was so accurate like the movie. Same idea would apply to Lord of the Rings; After watching it and THEN reading it, it would seem so clear and awe-inspiring.
Salutations Peter Jackson! Thank you, merci, gracias, arigato, spasibo for such a wonderful book-to-screen transition. With it, the world of Middle-Earth that Tolkien created with his brilliant mind came vividly to life. I give it a definitive 11 out of 10. The extra point, however, does not exist on the voting (hence I put a 10), for it is for the believable and breathtaking translation of the literature world into the visual-audi one.
P.S. I think I know why the movies have a 1 year difference between them: it is so that each one would get a chance to be nominated for Oscar AND win it. For you see, if they are all released in the same year then only ONE of them could win a category of the Oscar nomination. Brilliant thinking Mr. Jackson!