Excellent film true to the book(s)

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2001)

I first read the book when I was 15, late in the year 1965. I was not a good selection to comment on it, since I wasn't a fan of fantasy and found most poetry put me to sleep, Still, I feel in love with the series, especially the rather lengthy ending in the final book's back, dealing what happened to the various people after the move ended.
Rather than go over every scene one-by-1, let me summarize by saying that every character, landscape, and everything was the way I had imagined it but better. Casting was impeccable, and it appeared an inspired choice for South New Zealand.
If the remaining two installments keep to the or better quality, this trilogy will rank up there with Titanic and T2. My only concern is that the rating could allow children in to watch what is both a violent, scary and philosophically complex movie.
I do hope that Movie 3 will include the information in "Return of the King" that tell movie-goers what happened to their favorite characters after the movie is finished, with the time fast-approaching for the departure for races and individuals to take a radically different (post-Ring) world to emerge.
Edward D. Isenberg 505-922-1072 age almost 51, read books at age 15