Not that impressive...but a instant classic

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2001)

After hearing so much good things about this movie including the fact that it is no. 1 in IMDb top 250 i went into the theatre with higher expectations than i thought i would have. What i feared before i saw it was that Peter Jackson had made it to "Hollywoodish" so to speak, which means that he wouldn't give it that hard and gritty look which at least i prefer instead of that artie, beautiful and pretentious look, which he in fact gave it. Though it is a fantasy movie and should have those mystical and beautiful moments it's not something that appeals to me so much. Of course it had it's moments; the Balrog scene and the Isildur battle in the beginning was very good indeed. But i expected more from a 3 hour super-blockbuster with supposedly the best visual effects ever. I for one was more impressed by the Matrix and Episode 1 effects. But the thing that sealed it was the fact that i REALLY felt that it was a LOOONG movie, and to me that isn't a good sign. For example when i saw Gladiator i didn't even think of the time, i was so in to the story and the action. I give it 7 out of 10.