It's About Time!

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2002)

This first installment of 'Lord of the Rings' blows all of the current and recent Hollywood crap out of the water. After being subjected to endless Michael Bay-esque rubbish for so many years this movie comes as a real breath of fresh air.
This interpretation of classic literature is nothing short of astounding. The casting, especially Elijah Woods as Frodo and Ian McKellen as Gandalf, is 'spot on' not to mention the breathtaking New Zealand scenery which after years of Xena/Hercules abuse has finally had it's true potential realized.
It's a shame such a clever example of the film-making craft can only be realized once the Hollywood big-wigs invest their money in a foreign director and crew. One can only hope this movie will encourage other studios to stop treating audiences as if we have an I.Q. of 3. Rubbish such as 'Pearl Harbor' and 'The Fast and the Furious' are an embarrassment to America. I only hope the more cultured nations out there don't judge us by the crap we export to cinemas around the world.
Ten out of ten to Peter Jackson and team for such a brilliant interpretation of a brilliant story. I can't wait to see the next two installments. Hollywood: stop treating Americans like we're uncultured ill-mannered idiots (please).