fantastical

Rating: Null/10 (10 January 2002)

I didn't know this film had such an abrupt and cliffhanger ending. I saw that the characters were getting slower and more emotional but I was ready for at least afew more hours more of chase. And what a masterful chase it was. Although feeling like a tired formula where as soon, like clockwork, one enemy or difficulty is overcome, another ensues. This, we have seen in Star Wars and many a follow- on. Don't forget Tolkien is the master of this and it is quite clear that the film should have been made along time ago, I heard that the only reason it was not was for the reason of a dispute between Tolkien and the film rights. But luckily it was not, because now us audiences have a feast of state of the art digital manipulation, and what a sight we have. Didn't make me laugh or cry though, or feel angry or moved by some political or moral obligation. It's for the moviewatching extravaganza that we will all buy it on DVD or buy a DVD to watch it on.