The Star Wars of this generation.

Rating: Null/10 (16 April 2002)

The screen adaptation doesn't live up to Tolkien's work, though I don't suppose that any film ever will. Even so, I still loved the film.
I thought that Ian McKellen did an excellent job as Gandalf the Grey. He was a wizard if I ever saw one. Also portraying their character excellently was John Rhys-Davies as Gimli son of Gloin. A character that I did miss was Tom Bombadil. I do suppose that the movie's budget and the ideal running time would be exceeded if they included every single chapter of Tolkien's art. I also expected a musical number, it just doesn't seem very Tolkienish without a song or poem in it. I would have enjoyed hearing one of Tolkien's songs done. Another plus was the beautiful landscapes in the film. I remember getting goosebumps when they first showed the Misty Mountains.
This first part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a must see. The only better motion picture epic is Star Wars. If the other two parts are done as well and the Star Wars prequels continue to fall short of their originals.... Hullo Frodo. Good-bye Luke.