Never read any of the novels, but was blown away...

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

The only real attempt I've made to read any of the three Lord Of The Rings novels was the back cover which gives a preview...so I didn't know what to expect from this film.
Often film adaptations from books end up dramatically horrible, when I saw 'The Fellowship of the Ring' with a few others who had read the trilogy, they of course ranted about missing pieces and the short span of the story when compared to the real thing.
Honestly, the ending scene w/Sam and Frodo continuing to Mordor was a cliffhanger..nobody expected it to end right then and there and I think they didn't want it to. It really is a brilliant thing to make these three books into three films separately, rather than to compact them all into one - Most definately will I see 'The Two Towers' and 'The Return of the King' but one year between each flick...that's a hard wait..