Maybe the Most Overrated Movie Ever Made

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2001)

Although I have not read the book yet, I finally went to see The Fellowship of the Ring. Having some knowledge of the gist of the story, I felt still somewhat confused. I really felt sorry for the people in the theatre that knew nothing about the book/movie. All they probably heard was the same comments that other reviewers on IMDB have said about this movie. Stuff like "Best movie ever made" and "If this movie doesn't get best picture im going to be pi**ed" get thrown around a lot by you fantasy-buffs and it really confuses people. Stop and consider this: if there was no book, no past to this story, would this movie be so great. It is my belief that if it was not it would suffer the same fate as Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy related movies, where it is too confusing to the majority of the audience. Right now, this movie is ranked #1 as the greatest movie ever made. #1!!! The only reason it got there was because of all this hype that has surrounded it. This movie does not deserve to be #1; maybe the top 50, but not #1.
I'm not saying that this movie was absolutely horrible. The action sequences and computer generated graphics were very well laid out. The story although confusing, made up for itself at the very end. I admit, I am now eager to see the 2nd. It hooked me the last few scenes.
Now that I have said what I had to say, I'm sure I am going to be blasted because of these statements. There are a lot of reviews for this movie. Sorry to tell you people that think this movie is the greatest ever made, somebody has to play the devil's advocate.