I have seen the future of filmmaking...His name is Peter Jackson

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

It is extremely difficult for me to describe the love and passion I have for this movie. I have never been in such awe in a movie theatre in all my life. It is just perfect. I have always had great respect and admiration for Tolkien, but was never exactly a true fan. Now that I have seen Peter Jackson's brilliant vision of Tolkien's creation I have to get back and read his books. I have never seen an adventure movie with such character depth and superb acting. Everyone was perfect. I really cared for these characters. Elijah Wood gave his best performance ever. Ian Mckellan of course was brilliant as Gandalf. As a matter of fact, he truly is Gandalf. No one else could have pulled it off as well as he did. Viggo Mortenson was terrific, and I see a huge career in front of him. However I was impressed the most by Sean Astin as Sam. He was amazing! As far as visuals go, it is superior to anything ever done in cinema. The art direction, costume design, weaponary and special effects are all Oscar material. As for Peter Jackson, no one else could have pulled this movie off. In the future his name will be heard with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, Frances Ford Coppala and many others. Think I'm crazy? Watch and see... So Peter Jackson...I salute you. Also a big congratulations to the entire cast and crew.
One word to descibe this movie:FLAWLESS