I had to see it again that night.

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2001)

I saw the movie at a decent theatre in Bangor Maine (about 200 or so miles away). I had very high expectations, as I have followed the progress of the film on the Internet. It exceeded my expectations. It was a wonderful piece of filming. Everyone has raved about the looks, the pace and the chemistry of the cast, and rightly so. The fellowship really comes across as loving and caring about each other. Merry and Pippen steal many scenes. However, something that really stood out was the sound quality. I saw it first in a surround sound theater and then in an older stereo theater in Calais, Maine. It was a different movie. See it with the best sound system you can! The way the breathing, the arrows flying, just everything about the sound was so much more alive the first time in a good theater. Shore did a good job on the Soundtrack by the way. I was worried about the changes from the book. I have to say that PJ did a fantastic job. Everything that was cut out would have lost many audience members. I still wish that Elijah would have cried out "Go back to the land of Mordor and follow me no more!" at the ford. Oh well. I have to wait another year for the Two Towers.