Perfect

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2003)

When I first heard about a movie adaptation of 'The Lord of the Rings' books I was a little wary, I didn't believe such a master-work could be transfered to the big screen and still keep all of the little bits that made you love the characters and the story. But Peter Jackson has done just that, he has created a masterpiece and, by far, the best fantasy movie ever.
Usually when watching a big budget sci-fi/fantasy movie the special effects are constantly catching your attention and dominating the movie. In this movie the special effects are almost incidental (though they are simply amazing), the story and characters drive this movie, not the special effects. Each actor IS his character, every location seems to have magically popped out of the book and the world of Middle Earth seems as real as the one outside the window.
Perfect
(10/10)