I wish I had seen this in my childhood

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2001)

Fantasy movies are wonderful, magical things. Not since my childhood years has a movie touched me in a way that this movie did. From the very opening I was captivated. Pete Jackson has created a masterpiece of high art and brilliant storytelling (thanks Tolkien).
The acting throughout was excellent, and although the movie does slow at points it never releases its grip on your attention. At 3 hours long I was expecting to get somewhat tired, but the film simply doesnt let you. This is a quality reserved for the very best of titles.
As I said at the start, I wish this film was made when I was a child. I'm just glad that kids today have movies of this quality to fill their minds with such lush images, and fuel their imaginations for the rest of their lives. Clash of the Titans and The Labyrinth did it for me, and Lord of the Rings will do it for them.