It's a film not a book...

Rating: Null/10 (8 January 2004)

I never read Lord Of The Rings... we were supposed to read them at school once, but at the age of dicovering hairs sprouting in unusual places and the Sex Pistols being the most important thing on the planet, I found it boring as hell...
So, I'm not bothered about which character was ommited or how so-and-so didn't do that in the book...
I saw this as a film with no book to compare it to...
Ground breaking and magical. Cinematically regal... wonderful fantasy entertainment with heart and soul. I reckon these 3 will be remembered in 30 years in the same way Star Wars is now (by that I mean with the same affection). From an educational point of view ... this will be used in every English "book to film translation" class in the western world for years to come!
Yes the ending was long, but as someone mentioned in a previous post, I don't see this as a single film, I see it as a single 10+ hour epic... The Godfather series were 3 separate films, so the pacing is of course completely different to that or the Star Wars trilogy.
Best way to watch it? All 3 films back to back on DVD (Extended versions of course) with a bottle of yer' favourite tipple, plenty of cigarettes and far too much time on your hands.
Excellent! A long way from Bad Taste to this! Nice one PJ