well crafted but...

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2008)

Lord of the rings is not a bad movie but it is far from being a masterpiece as many describe it. Director Peter Jackson, who before LOTR has done mostly low budget movies, showed great skill in terms of cutting costs, dealing with complex sets and managing great number of people but his film simply lacks true epic momentum. The reason for that is simply the fact that main characters are hobbits, ells and other imagionary creatures that only fans of LOTR books can symphatize with. Also, other big minus of the film, or all three films,is Peter Jacksons preoccupation with special effects and scenery which made him forget that all of those imaginary creatures represent different types of people and their relationship towards nature. The actors did their job well, scenery is excellent and if Peter Jackson paid attention to the true meaning of the book and didn't bore us with his slow motion heart touching scenes of battle it would have been a true masterpiece.