GREAT MOVIE...WORTH WATCHING MANY TIMES!

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2004)

I missed a great opportunity of watching FOTR on a big screen, but when I did, I can say that I really was very enthralled. It was beautiful. After long had I felt that Hollywood had some hope left in making good movies. Previously made movies (1970's to 2000) had anachronistic elements that made their value less (like Titanic). This movie was fantasy and yet it portrayed a very realistic approach to the story. Though the story was fictional, the elements and relationships were very realistic. The objective of the movie was realism. I was totally blown away by the friendships in the story (especially Frodo and Sam). It threw the audience into the past. Peter Jackson accomplished the impossible in the new millennium.

Everything was brilliant, ranging from costumes, to set design, special effects, score, editing, acting, direction, everything...
I am writing this after writing a comment for the Return of the King but still, I thought I needed to comment on this as well. FOTR was brilliant and it deserved every award at the Oscars...but the Oscars were unfair. Even The Two Towers deserved more nominations and awards but didn't.
The complex story of the Lord of the Rings commences with The Fellowship of the Ring. The young hobbit Frodo has to venture out with a fellowship to destroy the One Ring which determines the fate of his world- Middle- Earth. PJ just makes this movie worth the watch. The actors are just excellent. I wish Elijah Wood would have got an Oscar but that's a pity.

What I think is so great about the story and the movie is their density. Everything that happens keeps your adrenaline rushing and keeps you interested for so long. Many people wouldn't mind if this movie or the other two ran for +4 hours!
Anyway, I think this was a great movie and a brilliant start to a wonderful, indulging, meaningful trilogy.
One of my favourite movies (along with TTT and ROTK and a few others). A 10/10 movie!