from a 41 year old woman who never read the books

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2004)

I have seen all three "Rings" films in the theater. That's the only
place that does them justice. I thought the final chapter had a bad
case of not knowing when to quit-itis. The director couldn't seem to
let the story go.
The major battle sequence was beyond exhilarating. (spoiler) And,
of course I loved the woman who did the faceless bad guy in.."I am
no Man!" He crumbled like the wicked witch in Oz. I don't really take
these movies seriously. I've never really cared about any of the
characters. Maybe you need to be a male who grew up reading the
trilogy. The trilogy is pure entertainment.
Elijah Wood(en) seemed to be striking two notes. Either he was
crying or he was glaring in rage. What a dull character. I guess I
wanted him to be stronger. Throw the ring in already. I guess we
could blame the ring. Maybe he was hypnotized. I found Sam much
more interesting because Sean Astin's a better actor.
I guess I'd give this a movie a 7-8. I have a difficult time giving
fantasies a 10.
Oh..is it just me? or is Gollum incredibly difficult to understand
most of the time, in every movie. I guess I'll have to put on the
close captioning when I rent the DVD to figure him out.