Boring Story

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2001)

I've never read the books, but I love fantasy films (Conan,Dark Crystal,Excalibur). I have to say this movie failed in it's plot and characters. There was no clear cut moral choice our characters face. It was basically as this: the bad guys are bad because they are ugly and slimy. So there is no real threat. I didn't care who won or lost in the story. Some brief rambling about the world falling into darkness isn't good enough to create tension. And to top it off, the villains were uncreative in appearance. Black skin with fangs and color contact-lenses? Jeez!
Another big problem with the story is that there were no rules to it. Giant birds and fire breathing demons just pop in and out with no rhyme or reason. Trained Orc warriors are easily slaughtered by the dozen. A boy is sent on a mission to save the world with no combat experience, because it is "meant to be." And there is neither an explanation as to the rules of magic. What is it this ring can and can't do? The Death Star can blow up planets. But what can the ring do?? And far, far too many characters made a muddle of things. A frustrating film to watch with no payoff at the end.