this moview kicks ass

Rating: Null/10 (22 December 2001)

I decided to write the review after the second viewing, which was a good idea because the movie hit me harder the second time around.
This may well be one of the best book to movie adaptations ever. Yes certain scenes are missed, but the movie loses little and the non book reader will not miss the loss.
Everything in the movie is near perfect, humble beginnings to wisened traveller - the movie simply rocks the modern Earth. Sure there are flaws, less character development than one might expect, even here I saw more of this the second time.
One word of warning this IS NOT Harry Potter. As a parent of a 9 and 6 year old I was amazed nay shocked at the number of kids under 10 at this movie with parents. By the time they had gotten through Moria the parents in front of me were covering up the eyes of their kid more times than he could see. And by the head lopping shot both parent were covering up the kids eyes. I made the comment "didnt see that in Harry Potter" ! [just loud enough for the parents to hear me]. The book is not for kids, neither is the movie.
I plan to see it at least a few more times. I saw Titanic 5 times and LOTR is way better.