A film that stopped.

Rating: 1/10 (20 January 2002)

I love the books, I hate the movie. This film was uninspired garbage, tied up in a gory bow of violent scenes every 15 minutes, and topped off with terrible acting by all major characters. This film has recently been called "the best of the year" and grossly "the best film ever. Anyone person of sane mind,who has the ability to look past the sweeping landscapes and the horrific makeup, can clearly see that this movie has little to offer. The movie opens up with a basic epic voice-over like in many films before it, giving you an overview so the audience doesn't get confused, as most people in the audience would not have the brain power to figure it out for themselves. Then the ametuer director, Peter Jackson, feels the need to rub New Zealand's flowing landscapes in the face of every person viewing the film. This was the major weapon from this director and it was selfish use of film. Then the character casting was horrible, you have the kid from Radio Flyer, the one pretty boy from 28 Days, and lets not forget Rudy. Ian McKellen gave a below average performance, which is suprising from a man who has such film history. This would prove to be small potatoes by the time the movie ended.
It is hard to explain how much the end of the movie made me mad. Or should I say the anti-ending. This may look unique in the eyes of cinematic idiots, but it was just unnerving. The ending was not an ending, it was an extended pause until next year. If you gave me the production value that they got, I could have gotten all three books in three hours and still be true to the story. The ending was not there. Most films have endings. This was just a film that stopped.
I have proven my case and now you take it or leave it, but I know that this is probably the most hyped movie of the year, and most likely the worst. Star Wars Episode I was better than this garbage. Peter Jackson should just quit here because he has nothing else left in him.