Why Has This Lasted So Long?

Rating: 2/10 (1 June 2002)

I work at a movie theater, and we carried Lord of the Rings for over five months. Now, I have read the book, and thought it was the most boring thing ever written, but after carrying the movie for so long, I figured that it had to be at least decent. Boy, was I wrong. Not only is the movie just as bad as the book, there are some parts that don't even follow the text, making the movie even worse. After reading it, I didn't think that was possible, but I was definitely proven wrong. I can see this franchise becoming long, drawn-out, and beaten senseless just to turn a bigger profit, just like the Star Wars saga (which should have never continued after the original three). If you're movie theater it still beating this dead horse, don't waste your money, see something worth seeing in theaters, such as Spider-man.