Blown Out Of Proportion!!!

Rating: 1/10 (12 May 2005)

Apart from the special effects, which are nothing more than OK, this film is simply BAD! Obviously, if you liked it, you're not a Tolkien fan, and if you haven't seen it, then save yourself from three hours of boredom and simply avoid it.
The storyline is all over the place, and as a result, has no credibility whatsoever. On top of that, I found myself completely indifferent to the characters, which, if you read and loved the books, like I have, simply says it all.
As a viewer, you don't get the feeling that the heroes travel for long periods of time between places, and you don't understand where they are now, or why there are there. Unless you know the storyline of the books inside-out, you will simply get lost in it - and if you do know it, you will simply get annoyed with what they've done with it.
Also, in quite a few of the action scenes, there are moments where you'll be finding yourself thinking: 'yeah right - whatever'.
If anything, it should've been made into a TV series.
Certainly doesn't deserve to be anywhere near the top 250 films of all times!