Much better than the book

Rating: 9/10 (7 February 2002)

I am not a fan of the Lord of the rings books. I read them in high school and although I loved the action, I felt JRR.Tolkien spent too much time describing the leaves,trees grains of sand etc..... I went to see the movie because I like the general story. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the movie was. I will definately own it when it comes out on DVD. Beautiful cinematography. Very true to the book without the long descriptions. Anyone who has not seen this movie is missing a real treat.