A classic book committed faithfully to the screen.

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2001)

This is one of the few times I have seen such a detailed book epitomized so well on the Big Screen. Most of the charachters and events are faithfully depicted.
There are so many different stories going on at once that it is difficult to film them as the book describes the events. The Hobbits, the Black Riders, Gandalf, Sauruman, elves, and Aragorn tromp through mountains, caves, storms, swamps, forests, plains, and rivers to fight their way to their individual destinations.
So many stories so skilfully seen on the big screen excited me tremendously. I had seen the earlier animated version of Lord of the Rings and was very disappointed. This one did not.
By the way for those of you counting, I read the trilogy 3 times so far.