and Tolkien thought no one could do it

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2002)

There are few three plus hour movies that are actually worth watching, needless to say multiple times. This is definitely one of them. The scenery is amazing. The world is really alive. The acting is great, but no actors steal the limelite from the story. Tolkien is the real star in this one, and Peter Jackson behind him. Full respect and credit goes to these two men, which is how film adaptions of books should be. I think Tolkien would be surprised.