Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2002)

Yesterday, I received this film on DVD. I had already seen it four times however at the cinema. I was not disappointed, and I did not expect to be. Having seen programs previewing the film, I saw how much Peter Jackson loved the books and also how much some of the actors loved them also. And so if people loved the stories so much, they would not dare make a trilogy of films without making them top-notch.
I have spoken to very few people who have not liked this film. Most of them claiming it was too long or it had boring bits. There were no 'boring' bits in this masterpiece. I think what they were referring to were the not-action parts i.e. character building.
The acting, from everyone is of a very high standard and his extremely believable. Especially that of Elijah Wood as Frodo.
The overall appearance of Middle-Earth and it's people was amazing. Every conceivable detail was taken into account by Jackson and his team. Nothing was out of place. Even the extras had perfect costumes.

The SFX are second to none. And at many points it was hard to tell what was real and what was not.
Some people would also claim that the film is too long. The film HAD to be long, I would've complained if the film had been shorter than it was. Three hours was essential to get as much of the story in as possible (I would, however, have liked to have seen Tom Bombadil) and to build up the characters for what is going to happen to them.
From start to finish this is excellent. I am expectantly waiting to see The Two Towers, which, from knowledge from the book. Should be even better than the first.
9/10