I was stunned by the movie when I left the theatre.

Rating: 10/10 (12 February 2002)

If you have ever been in a dream that you just did not want to wake up from, this movie was IT!!! From the moment I saw Gandalf riding in his horse drawn cart, I was transported to Middle Earth. When I saw the map of the Lonely Mountain on the table at Bilbo Baggins hobbit hole, I was completely gone. I became mesmerized by every character that came on screen, in the shortest 3 hours of my life. The script changes from the book to the screen just flowed and even when the movie was over and I had a couple of days to digest them, I DIDN'T CARE. My imagination had been taken while I was sleeping, and Peter Jackson had made it into a movie. Emotionally the movie drained me and if Mr Jackson wasn't stopping your heart with the scenery and action, he was breaking it with the relationships of the nine companions. If I could add up all my vote points for all the movies I have voted for here in the past, I would give them all to "The Fellowship of The Ring". But I can not do that, as I will need some for the next two "Lord of The Rings" movies. I won't say that this is the best movie I will see in my lifetime, as I know twice more I will be transported to Middle Earth and although I know what happens in the end, it is the JOURNEY, that I will take that will make all the difference. Mr Peter Jackson, I read the LOTR's trilogy 20 years ago and twice more since, but you bought back a twelve year old boys imagination. I thankyou and can't wait for the "Two Towers" and "The Return Of The King".