Brilliant adaptation of the Book- JRR Tolkien would be pleased!

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2002)

I have loved The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and all the writing of Tolkien since the publication of The Lord of the Rings in the '50, when I was in college. Every one in the dorm was reading it and once I got started I could not stop.
Since then, I have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to my children many time. Now my oldest son has continued the tradition, reading to his children.
When I learned that an attempt was going to be made to use actors and recreate Middle Earth without the use of cartoons, I was both thrilled and nervous. Could Peter Jackson and his talented group of actors, writers and other creative people REALLY bring this superb story to the screen?
I am happy to say, they HAVE! Every character looks, sounds and acts exactly as I have pictured them all these years. The ensemble acting is beyond praise. These actors ARE Gandalf, Strider, Frodo, Sam, Legolas, Merry, Pippen, Galadriel and Arwen et al.
I urge all to see this wonderful film! I can't WAIT for The Two Towers!!