Another special effects disaster

Rating: 3/10 (28 December 2005)

I don't understand how anyone who has read the book can like this film. Acting is awful and the film is full of pointless sadistic violence. It is insane that this film is shown to really young kids. This is not a Tolkien movie, it is a TERMINATOR movie without Arnold. And the body count is bigger. It is plain to see that everything is made with calculator to maximize the profit. Violence sells. Most of the Tolkien magic from the book is gone. All that is left is an empty shell that is used to stage a massacre. It is sad to see that this kind of rubbish is enough for so many people. Of course if you are used to see only this kind of stuff you are not expecting any better. Tolkien must be rolling in his grave.