You will find adventure or adventure will find you!!

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2002)

I started reading Lord of the Rings at the beginning of 2001 not relising that in less than one year I would see it brought to life. Most people say that if you read a book there is no point in seeing the film because it's spoilt and up to this point I would agree. Yes there were parts missing and lines switched but there was no damage to the story line (and in case you want to read first then this film goes up to the end of the first chapter of the second book). The film makes it more real and the battle scenes just came to life.
The film starts with the backgrounds of the Rings that can be found on the first page as you open the book
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all together and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
The story starts 60 years before where a young hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins was in his quiet home in the West of Middle Earth was swept away into an adventure of a life time by a Wizard Gandalf and a bunch of Dwarfs on there way of reclaiming the Lonely Mountain from a greedy Dragon called Smug. On the way they get separated in the Misty Mountains where Bilbo comes across a creature called Gollum and that is where he finds a Ring (but its no ordinary Ring..).
It is Bilbos 111th birthday where the story starts, Bilbo passes the ring to Frodo his young cousin and goes in search of adventure. Not knowing that the greatest adventure is about to happen to Frodo.
There are many battles and loses, a good film with everything you could want in a film. Look out for the hobbits Merry and Pippin who bring comedy into this all round amazing film. So all that is left to say `Enjoy!!'