My thoughts on the hype and the ending

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2002)

Throughout many of the comments already made, many people are questioning the hype for this movie. For me, it was the fact that I had just read the Hobbit at the beginning of the year for the first time. I saw the movie when I was about 3/4 through the FOTL. I couldn't wait to see how Peter Jackson would portray everything in the book, because frankly he had a very tough job. Personally I think he did a fine job. Better than I could have imagined. I am no movie critic by any means. I mean some people found the FX to be horrible while others were blown away. I would be one that thoroughly enjoyed the FX and the rest of the movie for that matter. I did not mind that the movie was 3 hours long. It needed to be to contain as much of the knowledge from the book as was possible. I also did not mind the ommision of Tom Bombadil(sp?) Honesty I really don't think that that scene really needed to be included to understand the main focus of the story.
All in all the book surpased my expectations. I look forward to the next two movies!
P.S. As to the ending of the movie. I thought it was done well. I really don't know how Jackson could have ended it better, considering how the books read. Those who have read the books, can you think of a better way to end the first installment?