You'll laugh, you'll cry, but you won't walk away unaffected

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

I have been waiting to see The Lord of the Rings since I heard it was in production. I was not disappointed. This film is close to faultless, and is as faithful a reproduction of the novel as was possible for such a masterpiece of literature. The casting is brilliant, it is hard to believe that these are actors on the screen, and not Bilbo, Frodo and Gandalf.
I saw the movie with 3 people who had not read to books, and they said it was not hard to follow, as long as you paid attention to the names the first time you heard them. Even as a fan of the book, I was totally sucked into the story again, surprised and shocked along with the newcomers. This was an incredible experience, and one I can't wait to have again! I will definitely be seeing this at least once more.