a one???

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2001)

votes of one are best reserved for movies like "cave dwellers" or "plan 9 from outer space". Maybe people who voted as such were thinking of the Ralph Bakshi version with the outlines of the nazi soldiers with the painted red eyes. I loved it, I give it a 10. wholeheartedly.
It was not strictly slavish to the book, had wonderful vision, managed to keep moving (tolkien's writing tends to be dry, so this was a great feat), and had me on the edge of my seat in many sections. While having read the books at some point would certainly help the average viewer, I don't think it's entirely necessary.