A Worthy Adaptation

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2001)

I'll keep this short as many people have already expressed my exact opinions. This is a superb adaptation of the ABRIDGED Lord of the Rings.The casting, location and much of the feel of the book is perfect, and while I agree the Fellowship weren't introduced strongly at all during the Council of Elrond, I do believe that on average many of the characters showed a much greater depth than the relatively flat characters in the book. However, it is widely known that the story and novel itself were simply a means of Tolkien bringing his fantasy mythology and love of language to an audience.But in a film showing to a popular audience character and defined plot and structure are essential. Well Done to Peter Jackson and his crew for bringing this story to a commercial audience in the form of a commercially structured film, and hopefully it will inspire generations who would never even have considered reading a "thick book" to pick it up and experience the complete Lord of the Rings