It really was boring...

Rating: 1/10 (17 November 2002)

I've reviewed this movie before and I wanted to give this movie a second look since my first review was less than flattering. Upon seeing this movie again I've come to inevitable conclusion that it really was boring even with the added material.
I rented the extended edition this weekend and spent last night watching it all once again with all the extra bits. Again I fell asleep with very little effort. This time it was earlier in the movie and quite honestly it was a battle trying to stave off the yawns.
Okay, just so that it is known that I'm not on a "Lord of the Rings" bashfest--I felt the visuals were very well done. Great shots and wonderful music. However, the story was somewhat convoluted...and it really had no ending at all. I really was curious about the Oscar wins the movie garnered this year and I was not surprised at all that it didn't pick up any awards for best film, best acting, best directing...you know any of the awards that distinguish the movie as being great in substance. It did win lots of awards for effects--but, as we know, effects do not make up a movie.
I think I've seen The Godfather hundreds of times and I'll probably see it a hundred more times in my lifetime. To think "Lord of the Rings" is in the same class as The Godfather on IMDB is shameful. It was not engrossing nor did it have the weight as such film as the Godfather or Casablanca. Notices how I said, "films".
Nevertheless, I did like the soundtrack and I did end up picking up the CD this morning...just so that you know that there are a few redeeming qualities with the movie.
I'm hoping once the series is over that Peter Jackson will go back and fix all the problems and make it a bit more interesting for us simple-minded folk.
In the meantime, I'll be watching the Godfather again this coming Christmas.