A Beautiful Film that stays true to it genre.

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2001)

The Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Rings is a masterful film of fantasy and action. Having never read the Tolkien books, and coming into this movie with only slight knowledge of Dungeons and Dragons type creatures I was easily able to slip into this world and fully absorb the storyline. The special effects were seamless, the acting terrific, and it overall left me wanting more. (I think I'll go rent the Hobbit on DVD to catch up on the adventures of Bilbo Baggins. Then see the movie again next week.) I can't wait for the next LOTR film to come out.
The main reason why I loved this film, aside from the stunning visuals, is because it stays true to its genre. There are no black comedians doing slapstick antics. There are no characters acting in time to the tune of "We will Rock you" or other such inappropriate music. There are no "wooden" child actors in the film. There are no token minority characters in the film either, (Arwen is NOT played by Lucy Liu, instead by the beautiful and stunningly Elvish looking, Liv Tyler). This is a fantasy/action film through and through and it keeps its focus on the story on hand without the need of self deprecating humor. I only wish more fantasy films would take themselves seriously.