The greatest film experience of the year!

Rating: 10/10 (17 January 2002)

I was absolutely stunned when I first saw it. The special-effects, the costumes, the make-up and most important of all: THEY STICKED TO THE STORY! I'm one of Tolkien's biggest fans, I consider myself as that.
Everything was almost perfect! Humm okay, there were some things that I REAAAAALLY would have wanted them to have in the movie, like Glorfindel and Tom Bombadill. I'm a little disturbed that Liv Tyler took Glorfindel's place, and said those non-original words 'If you want him, COME AND CLAIM HIM!'. Okay, at least I'm happy they chose an okay actress like Liv Tyler. But I just can't let this thought go: Natalie Imbruglia would have fitted perfect as Arwen. She looks like sort of an elf. Galadriel, who was played by Cate Blanchett, was VERY horrifying. One of my friends, who hadn't read any book of Tolkien thought that she was a witch. I didn't quite like they way they portrayed her. After she had said all those stuff about 'AAH I WOULD BE A TERRIFYING QUEEN IF I HAD THE RING, TREACHEROUS AS THE SEA...' and so on, well, after that, she sort of trembled. I mean, she looked so weak. I didn't quite find Galadriel as a weak person, when I read the books. Hummm... Well, I guess that's how Peter Jackson thinks of her. But please, do not misunderstand me, with all my criticizing! It was wonderful! I cried two times, damn-it! When they came out of Moria, and when Boromir got all those arrows in shot in his chest.. Alas, alas... The film is really a piece of fantasy art! Yummie!