Exceeded ALL Expectations - A "Raiders" for OUR generation!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2001)

Indeed, this is a film for the ages. Truly marvelous, with exquisite cinematography, awesome visual effects, splendid acting, impressive storyline - Uh....
Dang, I'm running out of adjectives. There isn't a thesaurus made yet that will help describe how well made this film is. Just a joy on all levels. Sean Bean and Ian McKellen are completely Oscar worthy. If Peter Jackson isn't even NOMINATED for best director, then there is no justice in this world (and then if he's nominated, he BETTER win). The artistic merits are on a scale not seen for decades of film making. The attention to detail, the embroidery on the costumes, the grotesqueness of the orcs, the way the camera flew through towers and canyons. Incredible, breathtaking. The interaction between the four hobbit actors is wonderful. Elijah Wood and Sean Astin have such splendid chemistry together, it's not funny. And Gandalf's death scene - I hadn't cried at movie in such a long time, until then.
Go, see, experience. You'll never forget it.