Very Good, Best of 2001

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2002)

I saw this film the first day it came out and I must say that I had very high expectations for it. I was not disappointed. The performances are all top notch and the cinematography is superb. Ian McKellen deserves the Oscar for best supporting actor; he literally does no wrong in this film. I have a few small gripes about the repetative nature of the film. They travel over tremendous landscapes, rest and fight off an attack. Then... they do it again and again. I know that this is how Tolkien wrote the book, but the battles seem to lose a little intensity each time. Still, the best film of 2001. I can't wait for the next two to be released.