Too much hype...

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2001)

Hi everyone,
I have read The Lord Of The Rings trilogy about 10 times so I knew the storyline before I went to see the movie. Purposely I watched very few trailers and TV spots so as to give the movie a fair chance. I was not surprised though with the product of the Director's efforts. I found that the acting the Hobbits did was poor, they seemed sometimes to be wacky just for wacky's sake. The camera angles used to show the height difference between Gandalf and Hobbits was awkward, the cut of the tape was almost visible! I feel bad because the movie had spectacular scenery and stayed true to the book, even in its ending. For 3 hours and $8.00 I was angry about the ending. I knew that the Fellowship was to break up, but for the screen to go blank as it did garnered gasps from the crowd and even a few boos. I can't wait for the next two movies, they will be much more interesting than this first one, it just sets the table. Almost like the dirty tricks played by Star Wars Episode I.