What entertainment is all about.

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2002)

On the odd occasion I visit the cinema to pay their exorbitant prices for several reasons. To be entertained.To escape from a familiar world to an unknown dimension. To be diverted from the usual mundane cares of earning a living, etc etc. LOTR did this for me in no uncertain terms. I say this unequivocably despite the fact of having been filmed in this lovely land of ours-the NZ landscape never looked so beautiful. Enough has been said about the acting the script the costumes & scenery and I will not belabour the point.But it has been gratifying to read all these positive reviews for a nz made film which has obviously left its mark on so many viewers at this the dawn of the 21st century.Only time will tell if it will live up to those remarks in posterity and not just the box office.