Dazzling in its simplicity.. the best move I've seen.

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2001)

Lord of the Rings doesn't struggle to live up to its own hype... nor does it strain to appeal to a market audience. Instead, it is a movie crafted very simply to tell a grand story, and bring the characters from the pages of a much loved book to life after so many years. There was no flashy, obviously inserted ILM computer work, no Skywalker sound to deafen the audience. Instead it was simple... and in its simplicity it became a masterpiece, towering over movies that died trying to be more than they were.. trying too hard to wow and amaze. Future directors need to review Jackson's methods, and learn that this is how movies should be made.