Hey dol derry dol, where's tom bombadillo?

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2001)

heh, the BBC radio drama left him out too, but thats ok I dont mind much.

I can't even begin to describe how wonderful the movie was. I read through the book again a few weeks ago and I came to the conclusion that no movie could ever touch the expanse of the book. A certain John Travolta movie recently made had put doubts into my head that LotR could be done. But its been done. I am a hardcore Tolkien fan but the screenplay was put together so nicely that I really didn't care about the changed/added pieces, they fit in very well. The mood and emotions were captured along with the sheer visual magnificence of it. Sure there was some little annoying things, but oh well, they don't even begin to detract from how incredible this movie is. I came out of the theater and my hands were shaking and my eyes were teary. I am still speechless after the second time seeing it. I think C.S. Lewis had the best description of the book; "...here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron; here is a book that will break your heart..." All it needs is to have book replaced with movie.