Just can't get into it

Rating: 5/10 (13 October 2012)

At last. I've finally gotten through "Lord Of The Rings", presumably as the last person in the world to do so. I've started watching it numerous times though, but somehow my head just kept tuning out. The story probably isn't the problem: it's about as classic as a story structure can get (protagonist-goal-antagonist), the world they live in might be complex but overall the movie is hardly difficult to follow. The cast is great as well, pretty much everybody's a perfect fit. What can you really do wrong when you get Christopher Lee? But still, I just don't find the movie compelling. The plot moves along so slow in this one, it's three hours long but as the credits roll it still feels like the trilogy has barely begun. There are some amazing special effects thrown around as well, but I'm not going to love a movie because it's incredibly difficult to make. I love movies because they're entertaining, and frankly this first part of the trilogy often just bored me. I guess it's an acquired taste I just can't seem to acquire.