An Epic acievement: Met by mediocre critics.

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2001)

You will certainly have your own opinion of this movie, and if you
have not seen it yet then I suggest doing so and forming your own
opinion.
When we consider the original text, its vivid imagination and awful
writing style you would think there is no way it could ever be turned
into a film. This effort by Peter Jackson is probably the best we will
ever get and that is something a few people around town need to
come to terms with. It is a great achievement and it is a great film...
The problem is it is in a world of its own and cannot be compared
to anything else.
Firstly it is one story, not three, so yes this movie has no ending:
please wait two more years for the ending and I promise you will
like it.
Secondly: t is three hours so go home all you who complain the y
should not of cut scenes from the book.
Thirdly: It has to appeal to all audiences and there is not enough
time to do the battle sequences and characters all in one. I think
the balance is good but sometimes the action is longer: I like
good action and this is good action. You can't have both but I think
this is the best you'll ever get so stop whinging.
Fourthly: This movie is not handed to you on a silver platter! Unlike
movies like Star Wars the age group for this film starts about 15 or
so and that is only for the intelligent ones. Star Wars is for ages 2
and up. This film is intelligent beyond the average joe... the action
is in there to make up for that. So if you complain about no story or
characters and so forth maybe you should use your noggin and
watch for what I call subtlety... Although it is proven entire cultures
fail to graps that concept.
Finally: This is a new groundbreaking film that is on 1/3 of a whole
story. Live with that and live with the fact that the fantasy genre now
has a flag ship. We will see if it stands the test of time but if I hear
one more person ridicule its basic shortcomings that should be
better and are present in all mainstream cinema I will scream.
People should learn that mainstream cinema is basically drivel.
Well I got it out. I say get off the films back and enjoy it. It is far
superior to almost anything you could think of. I rate this next to
The Shawshank Redemption as my best films. And that is what
they are MY best films...