Worth the wait!!

Rating: Null/10 (21 December 2001)

I went and saw 'The Fellowship of the Ring' with my Mom and sister the opening day. I really enjoyed it, this is a excellent fantasy epic for Peter Jackson (director), which is highly deserved. He just might give the United States special effects teams the run for their money. Some of the scenes I think could have used a little brush up, but I know that Weta (New Zealand special effect company) is fairly new. The location was amazingly beautiful, someday I will have to visit New Zealand.
Elijah Wood makes a perfect hobbit, I believe he looks somewhat like the hobbit on the animated 'Lord of the Rings' and the film closely follows the book, so Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (screenplay) did there homework. I personally liked Orlando Bloom (Legolas Greenleaf) he I think, stole some of the scenes, he really got my attention.
The scale of this film was the biggest I have ever seen. Some of those shots were amazing. -SPOILER- The crane shot over the evil wizards tower was a roller coaster ride. Also the shot with Legolas arrow piercing an Orc to a tree was very cool. If you saw the movie you will know what I'm talking about. If you haven't yet you will when you see it.

This film is the start of a great trilogy, if the other films are the same tone, then it will be a trilogy to remember. Hats off to Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh. Not to mention the excellent cast!