"They seemed above my likes or dislikes, Mr. Frodo."

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2003)

An unprecedented cinematic victory. Brilliant, stunning, lovely, endearing. "Like lightning from a clear sky." What else can be said? I feel somewhat disappointed, though, that I have seen the best movie I will ever see at only eighteen years old. There's always DVD, and the Extended Edition. Thank you Mr. Jackson, thank you cast and crew, and thank you John most of all.
Who, fifty years from now will know what the movie 'Chicago' was? Fifty years from now, people will read the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings to their children and show them the movies. I know I will, if I am so blessed. To those who were determined to hate these movies, I do not hate you. I pity you for missing such an experience. Your world is a good deal darker for not knowing what joy these books and these films can bring you. Maybe one day, when you're older and less cynical, you will discover it for yourself. No-one can discover it for you.