No soul, awful story and taking itself too seriously

Rating: 1/10 (30 December 2002)

Let it be clear: I am no fan of fantasy. But I enjoy any film that's made to entertain and takes you in another world for two hours. But this is complete crap. I really can't understand what is so "brilliant" about the work of Tolkien. It is simple, plotless, dull and enormously humorless. I've never read the novels and probably never will, but one thing I can say: if Jackson made a movie that closely resembles the books: why? Millions of people can't be wrong, you say? Well it's all a matter of taste, i know....but if this is the future of filmmaking, we're in a lot of trouble. The technical aspects are fine, it all looks fantastic. But that's not moviemaking! I hope people will go on to look beyond the technical possibilities of modern filmmaking and look for the heart in a film. Because I am not completely negative about the combination of a heart and a modern way of making a film... Look at Pixar's Toy Story and Monsters Inc. I rest my case.
I rate it 1 out of 10. (Even though it looks fantastic, but that can no longer be the reason to save a film's ass)