Superb!

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2004)

Over one year ago, I took the liberty of going to KMart (alas, no more..) to the video section so I would be able to watch the first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the very first time. Having only seen the second one at the time, I was curious as to how the whole story began.
As a major Harry Potter freak beforehand, I shunned Lord of the Rings out of my world; I believed that Lord of the Rings could not match up to Harry Potter. Clearly, I was wrong when my cousin had taken me to watch "The Two Towers", the second chapter in the trilogy. Having not seen the first one, I used my recent birthday many over a year ago to buy the Extended VHS Edition from a nearby KMart, and enjoyed it oh so much. Now here is my review on "The Fellowship of the Ring".
"The Fellowship of the Ring" introduced me to a world not shown in the gruesome battles of "The Two Towers": The Shire. This quaint little country where the hobbits frolic about freely made me enjoy "The Fellowship" more than "Towers". The trilogy began so happily, and in so doing made me happy watching the mischevious Merry Brandybuck (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin Took (Billy Boyd) doing their little pranks. It was a good start to an incredible journey, and I am glad I bought the extended edition.
One bit of advice: Do NOT watch the second one before you watch the first! That was my mistake...
Overall Rating: 9/10--Superb!