Don't know what you guys are seeing

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2002)

I've seen LOTR and read half of the first book. I dislike them both. The book is less interesting than my social studies textbook. The movie is gruesome, violent and sure doesnt show off those "Christian Values" J.R. Tolkien was so proud of. Ian McKellen does a great job as do all the actors- however the battle scenes were so intense I was barely watching the movie. They need either less or more of Arwen, but not the amount they have. And who really cares if she gives up immortality to be with Aragorn? I sure don't. That scene was too sappy, as opposed to the rest of the movie which needed to be more sappy. This movie also needed to be at least R as i have seen several R movies much less frightening. They surprised you with the amount of violence, darkness, and gore. These movies are supposed to be good vs. evil, but in the end, this one was mostly just evil.