Jolly good! Can I have another one now, Mr. Jackson?

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2001)

This was a very well-done adaptation of the first part of Tolkien's magnum opus. As a movie, it is a feast. Movies as good as this one are few and far between. There were deviations from the book, but they were, IMHO, more of the "pebble in one's boot" variety than the "slap across one's face" variety and, for the most part, it is easy to see why each of the changes were made. It is difficult to imagine how Jackson could have done a better job of balancing the need to remain faithful to the spirit of LOTR and yet create a movie that would be compelling and exciting even for the uninitiated.