A good movie, but not great

Rating: 7/10 (24 January 2005)

Alright, this movie can say that it has won a total of 11 Oscar awards. but does that mean that it is a good movie, no. i did see this movie in the theaters before it won all of the awards and when it ended i said to myself, that was a good movie. notice i did not say great like some readers may think. there is most definitely a difference between good and great, and the reason i say this movie is good is because the acting is once again superb and the music can not be matched. but it just left me wanting something. and that something was a more complete story. now i know that some will say it was based off of a book so what can be done to add to the story, but that is not what i am saying. there are just many parts that seem to be weak, such as the major battle scene. the animals looked great and the background looked fantastic, but when the ghosts just came into the battle and killed everything in a blink of an eye, i was disappointed. i wish that that part could have been better. and i know this has been said a million times but the ending really turned me off from this movie, because i feel that a great movie needs a GREAT ending. and the million and a half ending really left it feeling open and confusing. if you want a great movie, watch The Godfather or The Usual Suspects, because those are some of the greatest movies i have watched, and they leave nothing to be desired. for all of these reasons i gave this movie a 7 and that is exactly what it deserves.