A Fantasy Event!!!

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2007)

A good friend of mine once told me about a series of books he had read years ago that was one of his favorites. The author of these books was J.R.R. Tolkien, the title, "Lord of the Rings". I have never been patient enough to read a whole book, especially a series of them. Therefore, when "Lord of the Rings" was released on the big screen I knew very little about the story or it's characters. That same friend advised me to go and see the movie version, which I hesitantly did without high expectations of enjoying it. Even though I am an avid moviegoer, at my age I didn't think a movie of this kind (Fantasy) would grasp my attention long enough to get into the plot. Surely this must be a movie for kids. Man was I wrong, "Lord of the Rings" is not just a movie , it is an event. Not since seeing "The Wizard of Oz" as a child have I enjoyed a movie with so much imagination and creativity. Even at over 3 hours long, I never took my eyes off the screen. At the conclusion I was actually upset that I would have to wait until the next year to see the next chapter. This movie was stupendous in every aspect. The directing, the acting, the wardrobe, cinematography, and the sound track, were all top notch. This is undoubtedly a once in a lifetime theatrical occasion, a true fantasy event. Who knows, I might read the books after all.