One of the worst movies I have ever seen!

Rating: 1/10 (21 February 2002)

After all of the build up leading up to this movie, I was vastly disappointed. It was probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen! Granted there were moments- like the beautiful villages of the Hobbits and the Elves. Absolutely breathtaking. But over all the movie was too dark and gory. Much more so than the book. The movie overrode the book in many places to have long, drawn out battles. Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) was something out of "Carrie," it was too bizarre to be believed. Casting 20 somethings to play 40-50'ish year old Hobbits (Frodo, Sam, et al.) also struck a jarring note. Over all a very bad, highly unfaithful adaptation of a very fine work that deserved better justice. I do not what the academy is thinking with all of it nominations!!