Great visual... that's all

Rating: 6/10 (18 February 2012)

I borrowed the extended version blu-rays from a friend, so I could finally see the so called best trilogy of all times, and honestly, I had real high hopes for this movie, I was expecting a lot from it. But seriously? It's ridiculous! The movie fails to be emotional when it tries to be emotional, fails to be touching when it tried to touch, and fails to be exciting even in the action and battle scenes... The only two things I must praise are the visual which is simply breathtaking! And the acting of Ian McKellen was really really good too!
Maybe the book is great, i don't know, I never read it. But I'm not here to judge the book, and if the movie requires that you read the book before so that you can like it, well... then maybe they should sell them both together. The storyline is a pity, so predictable and dull! Some say that is the fantasy world created by the writer that astonishes, but I didn't see anything new on this movie. I mean... Orcs, Elfs, Knights, dwarfs and etc... those are old creatures imagined many many years before this book. Therefore I can't give credit to anyone for using them (I'm not saying you have to create new creatures, I'm just saying that it's not an original creation so the writer shouldn't get credit)
It's an entertaining movie, it's not boring as other people say, I was entertained through out the whole 3h.... but a movie that is only entertaining doesn't deserve all this fuss... I mean... Transformers also has great visual and it's pretty entertaining, why isn't everyone pressing it? (not that they should, it's a shitty movie as well, but it has the same aspects of this one, visual effects and nothing else)
Anyway... watch it if you want to be entertained, not if you are a real fan of cinema. it's a real shame that this movie is so up high on the IMDb Top250, it shouldn't even be there. Now I'll go watch the other two... maybe something good will come out of them and make me change my mind.. I'm really hoping so.