Well done

Rating: 7/10 (25 December 2001)

I had not read the books, so I can only judge the movie itself. It's technically well done: great cast, effects, and excellent directing. There is a good balance between action scenes and more sentimental scenes. I would just have one comment: this movie is highly "conventional" and shows no originality. It's one of the 10 best sci-fi ever but I don't think it deserves #1 on imdb. Movies like 7 Samurai, other classics or in totally different styles Pulp fiction or even CTHD have a greater aura than LOTR! Overall 8/10.