Absolute Perfection 10/10

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2001)

There are many (and I do mean MANY) wonderful reviews of Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, so I will not stir over what has already been said... the film is one of the best, albeit maybe THE best, to grace the screen since this humble reviewer can remember.
As a society it is very important to recognize great pieces of work when they come around. Too often we play host to the mindless drivel that froths from the rusty machine that is Hollywood. Peter Jackson and company have shown us, without impunity, that true greatness can be achieved. We no longer have to settle for what is fed to us.
I look back over the years of films I have loved, or in many cases just wanted to love. They all pale now, brought down to stylish icons of modern cinema as opposed to great works of film. The myths that we have clung to for years tell us that films can only be so good. Those myths are gone. Gone and for many of us, they will never return and we are left staring at hollywood with contempt for the garbage that we must settle for.

I will settle no more. Because Peter Jackson has done the impossible and given us a window into another world. It never once feels as though this was something filmed or acted or scripted. It never feels as though this didn't actually happen somewhere in some far forgotten time.
Casting: Perfect Acting: Perfect Directing: Perfect Scripting: Perfect
Peter Jackson... I salute you. 10 out of 10