A Spectacular Surprise

Rating: 10/10 (7 June 2002)

As a 65 year old motion picture fan who loves good writing, acting, and abhors overuse of Special Effects, I was overwhelmed by this picture. I am also not a particularly big fan of Fantasy. With all these thoughts in advance of seeing the film, I carried little hope of liking it. Managing to procrastinate until late May, I finally attended at a dinner theater showing.
After the first 10 minutes and consuming half of my hamburger, I was ready to leave. After more than three hours, I was begging for more. It's that good. Ranking along side of the Godfather and Star Wars series, this has all the possibilities of becoming a classic. Go see it. Buy plenty of popcorn or whatever to tide you over. Go light on the fluids. Three hours is a long time for the kidneys and you won't want to step out.