Overrated garbage

Rating: Null/10 (2 December 2002)

I don't understand why anyone can call this shallow peice of popcorn movie trash, the greatest movie ever. Most of the people who hail the film are just Lord of the Ring fans who simply like the movie because they like the book. How is making a page by page adaptation of a beloved novel and acomplishment? That's just cashing in on a popular book, knowing that idiots who already know everything that happens in Lord of the Rings, will watch the film seven times in theaters. The film doesn't even deal with provactive themes or raise interesting questions. The movie is just a collection of stupid and pointless battle scenes with CGI monsters. The movie has no depth, no complex characters, and is poorly paced. Anyone with an intellect will appreciate real movies like Taxi Driver or A Clockwork Orange, that deal with real themes about humanity and life. Lord of the Rings is no different than Super Mario Brothers. People that are hailing this as the greatest film of all time know nothing about film. They're just imature and shallow movie goers that need stupid monter fights to keep their attention.