A breath-taking screen adaptation (which is a revolution of the fantasy film genre)classic which gives us the viewing public what we have been waiting for. December 2002 bring it on !!!!

Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2002)

Now I have to admit that I am one of those people who has read the series about twice and so I had some very reasonable expectations for this movie. But what I saw was a gigantic improvement on the underachievement of so many fantasy based movies of the past and despite some small omissions to the plot and characters it stands out for me as one of the greatest of its genre. I will have to admit I was a little taken back by the depiction of Bilbo and Galadriel's (over dramatized) seduction by the power of the ring but apart from that there are all the important ingredients of the fellowship which include loyalty and sacrifice and one of the highlights for me which really made this film feel familiar is the use of Stephen Tolkien's maps (I know it sounds a bit sad but who cares) Now I just can't wait for the next two films to come out as the BBC's radio 4 is doing reruns of the stage production and it has just reminded me again of what a grate work of literature it is with all its many intricate and engrossing characters and if anyone can translate this to screen I'm sore Jackson can.