As good as could be expected

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2002)

This is truly a great movie. I read the wonderful J.R.R. Tolkien books when I was kid. This movie took me back to that time. I was amazed by this movie, and even more amazed by how faithful it was to the original book.
A word on the ending. I have heard so many say that the ending was bad because it was too abrupt, and didn't "solve" anything. Yes, this is true. However, this movie is only the FIRST in the trilogy. The ending is at the end of the THIRD movie. I think the people saying this are people who have never read the books. READ THE TRILOGY BEFORE SEEING THIS MOVIE!