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Rating: Null/10 (28 December 2001)

I was disappointed by the film. The production was shoddy. The effects were well below the state of the art. Many scenes were muddy and poorly composed. Often you could see the characters sliding around on the ground while running. The audio was often unintelligible. Towards the end of the film, it was apparent they ran out of effects budget - there wasn't a single effect for a long time, resorting instead to cheesy closeups of guys in orc masks. Many of the takes selected looked like they picked the wrong take, or never quite got the right shot. I especially didn't like how the characters who were supposed to be good guys would turn into demons whenever they got near the ring. The balrog was really poorly modelled and animated. The hobbits, who were supposed to be smaller than humans, were quite convincing in some scenes, but then in many others they looked to be about the same size as the humans.