An incredible movie for those who have read the books and those who haven't.

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2001)

I read the books twice, twenty+ years now. While I remember the core story, some of the subplots have become forgotten to me. I made a conscious decision to not re-read The Fellowship prior to seeing the movie. Movies rarely, if ever, live up to the books upon which they're based. This movie does. The story all came back to me as if reading it for the first time. What makes this movie unique is that I've seen it before...in my head when I read it. The movie captures exactly the images I had while reading the book. Not only that, but also the "feel" of the books. Also the feel of being kids and running through the forest as Frodo, Sam, Aragorn and Legolas, being chased by Orcs. This movie exceeds on every level. This is the best movie I have seen in a long time (and there have been some good movies).