Great movie but you have to read the book!!!!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2002)

As someone who has read the book many times, I would suggest to all those who have said that they went to this movie and said that they thought it was too long or that there was no character development or that the ending was a cliffhanger, too bad, read the book. You have to read the books first to understand the flow of the series. Yes at times in the movie they do jump from narrow escapes to battle scenes but that is how the book is written and it is to convey a sense of urgency in the mission. As for character development that does happen until the second book (The Two Towers). The first book is intended to set up the scenario for the other books to expand upon. As for the cliffhanger the entire LOTR triology is not so much three separate books but one continous saga. And as a side note to you that have read the book and said that the actors did not portray the characters accurately or with believabilty, I'm sorry you have to let your prejudices take a back seat and let go of your imaginations portrayals and just let the movie take you to middle earth.