High Art

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

Cinematic high art!
Captivating and mysterious, the tale has begun, and there's been no tale like it in the history of moviedom.
I assumed that LOTR:FOTR would be a movie you could compare to all the other fantasy movies of the past, but alas, that is not the case. There are no other films to compare it to, because it is a unique and uplifting film with no equal to speak of.
Rating this movie is not possible. You can't rate a movie with no equivalent to compare it to.
Citizen Kane, The Wizard of OZ, Casablanca, The Godfather, Pulp Fiction. They are all movies that changed the art of movie making, and they left their audience with a real sense of wonderment. A grand achievement of their creators, and LOTR:FOTR is no different.
Movie history, has been accomplished.