it IS possible to turn the book into film

Rating: 10/10 (3 February 2002)

If you've read the book - go see the film. Very rarely has there been a really good screen adaptation of something so "verbal" as Tolkien's LOTR. I could not believe how well they visualized all the fantastic creatures, landscapes, events, etc.
Personally, I'm a bit disappointed by the portrayal of Galadriel (elven queen) - in fact the whole Lothlorien sequence -, but that is just a couple of minutes out of hours of excellent theatre. My favorites are the landscapes (Mordor in the beginning, Rivendell, Anduin river, the Moria mines!!!), closely followed by the evil creatures: even the ringwraiths (all the more terrifying in the book because they only exist in the spirit realm and cannot be seen) have been rendered quite adequately (to say the least).
Can't wait to see the second and third parts.
P.S.: judging from the negative readers' comments: having read the book(s) definitely helps to enjoy the movie more.