if you even get to this one...

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2001)

give this movie a break. So what the special fx weren't up to par, personally i thought they were tremendously amazing. I completely bought everything. Just because they weren't matrix quality, doesn't mean the film isn't great. I mean the matrix might have been fun to watch, but the acting and story line were so damn boring...well thats another review. Let me put it a different way, twenty something years ago the entire country went to the movies to see an extremely cheesy movie with laughable special fx, and some pretty campy overacting. That was Star Wars. It was one of the most loved movies of all time. Everyone was able to overlook the production values in favor of the story. I applaud Jackson for making a movie that has more story and charisma than fx! Maybe if the few negative reviewers out their could put themselves in that mindset, they'd realize that this movie was PHENOMENAL! My only warning, don't take the kiddies, the orcs are disturbing, the unblinking eye is disturbing, gladriel's flip out scene is disturbing, and some of the fight scenes are gory. But if they can handle it, don't miss the opportunity to show them this film on the big screen.