Fantastic Interpretation of the Book

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

When I read The Fellowship of the Ring last summer, I wondered how it could possibly be made into a film. It seemed so large and so epic, and yet so simple at the same time. Then I found out that Peter Jackson, the director of silly horror movies like Dead-Alive, had directed the movie. I was prepared for a HUGE letdown. I was completely wrong. The movie was totally fantastic--visually stunning, unbelievably loyal to the text (with the exception of a few missing characters, none of whom really mattered, and one small change with Arwen), tragic, exciting, sad, and emotional. Everything an epic film should be. I've never been in a theatre in which people stood up and cheered--until now, that is. Go see this movie!!!