What's with all the fuss? This movie ain't that good

Rating: 1/10 (9 January 2002)

I have read the book before I've seen the movie. I will only list some of my complaints:
1) Why is the picture so dark? And why is it so blurred when the fellowship reaches Lothlorien? Everytime an elf appears, the picture will be blurred in some dreamy kind of way. Why can't the director just make the pictures clear and sharp? The early battle scenes were blurred as hell too.
2) The fight scenes were horrible. There were many close ups. After seeing Gladiator, LOTR looks like a puny movie to me. It's obvious the actors didnt go for martial arts training like the actors in the Matrix did.
3) If the dark riders are SO dangerous, why does it take only one Man to wipe out 4-5 of them?
4) I can't remember the soundtrack. Good soundtracks like Star Wars, will be ringing in my mind all the time after the movie ends.
Summary: Obviously overhyped, and I think Tolkien's faithfuls are blinded by their 'eagerness' to see perfection.