9/10...need I say more?

Rating: Null/10 (4 February 2002)

First of all, a review on the book itself: simply put, reading Lord Of The Rings is what got me started reading the whole fantasy genre.
Second, I loved the movie, and would have happily sat there for longer than 3 hours to watch it, if possible. Many people have posted complaints that there has been many changes in the movie. This is a valid point, in fact I have one of my own, which is the fact that the movie lacked, which I thought were critical character developments, such as for example, the developing friendship between Legolas and Gimli. Although, I do understand the point of this completely, as we can't expect filmmakers to give us one movie that is over 6 hours long. I would also like to point out that HARRY POTTER, the movie, was made almost exactly the book, and for some reason (I can't point out exactly what), the movie lacked the depth of the book, and was in my opinion: overrated.
In conclusion, the movie was an amazing example of how far special effects have come today. The cast of characters were more or less how I imagined them. The casting was superb. This is definitely a movie to watch over and over again.
Also, as a sidenote (to the powers that be), I will definitely be looking forward to future fantasy films, especially if adapted from my favourite books/series. But until then, I will be waiting breathlessly for the next two installments of this wonderful movie.
Overall rating: 9/10