15 time Trilogy reader comments

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2001)

Okay, it's definitely a hard task to please a fan like me. I know these books so well, it's pratically it's own personality disorder... perhaps... Hyperactive Tolkien Difficiency Disorder... That said, I liked the movie just fine... Just know that it is a modern day (21st Century) movie version of a 20th Century book... There's a lot that can go wrong there, but somehow Peter Jackson makes the whole thing work and mesmerizes you visually that you forget about every Barrow Down, Bombadil and Farmer Maggot that you longed to see. There are frequent plot changes, most of which are handled fairly well. All I can say is that you have to go see the movie without taking your paperback with you... you won't like it if you are busy being a Purist... the movie is not pure Tolkien... but it is good in its own right... Give it a chance.