Great movie, great actors, great novel

Rating: Null/10 (23 January 2002)

Is it just me, or did Peter Jackson get everything right in this film? The presence of Strider, before he is know as Aragorn just fits like a nice warm hug. And what about Sean Bean as Boromir? Who else do you call upon to play such a good character, that turns "bad" at the end? Goldeneye? Patriot Games? Dare I mention others? The other actors are all great, especially John-Rhyes Davis (Gah .. I can't spell his name) as Gimli was excellent. He had the dwarven voice down great. And Liv Tyler as the great Evenstar Arwen worked wonderfulley. And the hobbits were done excellently. The wit and humor of Pippin and Merry felt like you were reading the book again. And Samwise was done excellent, with his "Mr. Frodo" every two seconds. And Elijah Wood as Frodo was a match made in heaven. Legolas was just as I imagened him. And was it just me, or did it seem like they ripped Gandalf out of the book, and pasted him into the movie? Gandalf was just like in the book. But now, the best for last. Smeagol/Gollum, was as scary as hell, like in the book. Those eyes ... THE EYES! It was just ... amazing.
Now onto the flaws and goodies of the movie. I was mad that they got rid of Tom Bombadil, and the old forest. Those were some of my favorite parts of the book. Another, was Lothlorien. What about all the presents and such? I know it wasn't the most important, but it was a good part. Then there is Gimli and Legolas. On screen, the friendship wasn't as good as the book. Some of the goodies, are Arwen and Aragorn. The romance adds a part to the movie, that wasn't in the book. And then everything with Boromir. I really think Tolkien should of done more of him in the book, but I feel happy with the movie. They really took Boromir, and did things with him in the movie. And everyhting with the Hobbits (EX: Teaching them to fight, Asking Aragorn for time to mourn, etc.) made the sacrifice at the end of the movie much more meaningful. But then again, when you have Sean Bean, the greatest good turned "bad" guy actor ever produced playing that type of character, things just mix.
All in all, I have to give it a 9/10. The ending got me mad, because it took part of the "The Two Towers" a little bit. And then there was some crummy C.G.I. scenes. But 9/10 is rare for me, since I am big movie critic.