it's good, but it ain't all that...

Rating: 1/10 (21 March 2002)

don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the book, love the world of middle- earth, am a fan of peter jackson, but this movie breaks no new ground and in no way blew me away. i enjoyed it. it was good, but i'm tired of hearing about it already...there are some nice FX, but there are also some really bad ones...there are some nice performances, but most of them are just middle of the road...in fact, if anyone should get an academy award nomination for their performance in this film, it should be sean astin. he really does a bit of acting, because most of the time, i can't stand him. but to give it to ian mckellan for playing an old man in a pointy hat...please... on a scale of 1 to 10...this movie is about an 8, but i'm giving it a 1 and will continue to give it a 1 until it drops far enough down the all time 250 on this site...this movie has reinvented nothing for the world of film and does not deserve to be ranked above the likes of blade runner, indiana jones, or jaws. and i am not sure if i want to live in a world where this film can be nominated for an academy award for both best picture and best director over moulin rouge...it's this year's titanic, i'm afraid...