Tolkien's masterpiece as a nearly-equal silver screen masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (24 January 2014)

What can be said about this movie, as well as the other two that has not already been said? The scenery is beautiful, the ensemble cast is practically flawless at portraying their respective roles, the page-to-screen adaptation of the Nazgul,Orcs, and many other elements of the books is astonishing. I even liked the fact that some things were left out of the movie that were in the original novel such as Tom Bombadil's part. The main reason that this is not a 10 out of 10 is because other, more beloved parts were unfortunately left out. I can understand why--it's a three hour movie for crying out loud! Still, I would have loved to see Bilbo at the Council of Elrond, or the co-celebration of both Bilbo's and Frodo's birthdays because both had great importance. Bilbo was turning 111 and Frodo 33, finally becoming a full man(or, hobbit). But that is easily overlooked when one witnesses the beauty of Rivendell and Lothlorien, or possibly my favorite part from the whole trilogy when Gandalf begins his face-off against Durin's Bane in the Mines of Moria. Boromir's death was particularly good as well, but once again, I would have liked to have seen the part where Aragorn and Frodo discuss his decision to leave behind the Fellowship to destroy the ring on his own because I believe it added credibility to his decision as well as showing how much Aragorn knew that Frodo should get away from Boromir before something happened. All in all, however, this movie is one of my all time favorites and my life would really not be the same without the books and movies concerning Hobbits and all of Middle-Earth.