Thank you Peter Jackson.

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2001)

Wow. I wish that I could give Peter Jackson a great big hug. Although Tolkien was a professed enemy of Hollywood, I'm sure he would feel honored at the tribute that was paid him in this film. Everything about the film was simply amazing; I was amazed at the Balrog and am now rereading my favorite parts of The Silmarillion directly because of that image, I cried when Boromir died, and I grinned like a five-year-old when Merry and Pippin stole one of Gandalf's fireworks. More than anything, Tolkien's books capture in my mind a true sense of creation, of the wondrous power that literature can hold over the minds of readers, and of the beauty that is capable of being created in darker times.
This movie is without doubt the best movie I've ever seen. I love movies, I love the art of cinema, and my friends and I go out of our way to see as many independent and foreign films as we can, usually only excluding "Hollywood" blockbusters which are sure to be trash. I had some fears that someone like Steven Spielberg might end up with the project, but three years ago when I learned of how Peter Jackson set these movies into motion, I knew that Tolkien's works were in good hands. In conclusion, I would just like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Peter Jackson for bringing to life what has been in my heart and mind for years.