Fellowship of the Ring

Rating: 4/10 (10 October 2005)

Yet another parade of fantasy clichés can be found in the 1st part of Lord of the Rings, a hodgepodge of "Neverending Story", "Excalibur", "Indiana Jones", "Harry Potter", "Goonies" etc.
There is no denying that Peter Jackson is capable in directing fairy-tales, but sadly there's not much worthwhile here. Above all this is a triumph of digital effects, but in the end it's just too generic and boring.
Apparently, to stay true to the epic nature nature of the book, the movie runs at 3 hours, overstaying it's welcome. This could be edited down to 2 hours and be more fun. It's not always a good idea to present an epic if you have nothing to say.