It grew on me

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2005)

Unlike most people, i wasn't trying to be first in the queue to see this film, I have never read the books and wasn't taken in by the hype. When i finally saw this film, i was impressed with the visuals, but found the story disjointed (clearly 3 hours isn't long enough to build the characters and portray the story in the way the books do) For fans of the books, i appreciate that you've all been waiting a long time for this trilogy, and i can see, without reading the books that they have done a good job at bringing the books to life. My criticism is this, for people who don't know the characters and the story, the film misses out too much content that i'm sure must be in the books.
That aside i watched it again and have to admit that it grew on me, i got into the characters a little more and found an enjoyable movie with some masterful visual effects.
8/10