One of the Best Films ever.

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2002)

Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite movies, it is loaded with action, an in-depth plot, and great adaption from the J.R.R. Tolkien novel. I had never read the book before the movie and since I saw it, it has intrigued to read the whole series as fast as I could. Me, being a child expected this to not be as good as Harry Potter, it turned out to be better. It starts out with the infamous (at least to the Hobbits) Gandalf (Ian McKellan) coming to Hobbiton. They're holding a banquet in honor of Bilbo's (Ian Holm) 111 birthday and Frodo's (Elijah Wood) 33 birthday. It's just like in the book except that you meet Merry and Pippin (Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd) early. The plot starts off early, and the characters' characters are unfurled. Gandalf shows his determination and intelligence and Bilbo shows us even the most pure hearts can be corrupt by the ring. Anyways, the ring is past to Frodo, everybody's fine for 17 more years before Gandalf tells Frodo that he must leave with the ring immediately. So Frodo and Sam (Sean Astin) embark on a quest to Bree to reunite with Gandalf and make plans for destroying the ring. They meet Merry and Pippin along the way and encounter the Ringwraiths for the first time. After great struggle, the four Hobbits arrive at the Prancing Pony in Bree. There they meet Strider (Viggo Mortensen), they then go on a quest to reach Lord Elrond (Hugo Weaving) and his protection. The ringwraiths find the Hobbits and end up stabbing Frodo, but Strider comes in and in a heroic swordfight saves Frodo, they eventually reach the home of Lord Elrond with the help of Arwen Everstar (Liv Tyler), whom Strider has a relationship with. At Elrond's they meet with Gandalf, and have a council meeting where you meet the impatient, but loyal dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), the keen wood elf Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and the unethic, but brave Borimir (Sean Bean), and you reunite with all previous met characters, including Bilbo. It is decided that Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Strider, Gandalf, Borimir, Gimli, and Legolas (a.k.a. "The Fellowship") will go on a quest to destroy the ring. They brave trolls, and fiercesome warriors, and even Saruman's (Christopher Lee) treason to do their non-desireable quest. This movie has well done performance by all the cast (especially Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, and Christopher Lee), and combines the great heroism and bravery by all the characters to make this one of the best movies seen