Awesome

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2007)

When I first saw the Fellowship of the Ring, I was amazed, especially by the special effects, makeup, and cinematography. Ever since then, the world of Lord of the Rings has sucked me in like an unusually powerful vacuum. The richness of the world and characters is amazing. The best thing is, I find the movies just as good as the books, which are one of the best I've ever read.
The story is mostly the same, but it is tweaked here and there. The way Peter Jackson arranged everything is absolutely amazing. The acting is superb, Elijah Wood is continually the vulnerable Frodo and Sean Astin the ever loyal gardener. Ian McKellan shows exactly why he IS Gandalf. Viggo Mortenson is the best hero I've seen. Legolas is plain cool. Gimli is full of laughs. Perfect. Absolutely amazing. The story however is the real winner, which shows why it won 11 Academy Awards. Peter Jackson knew well enough than to mess it up. He is an amazing director. You will find that it the final part of the movie, you will be awed and amazed. The special effects trump everything I've ever seen, the cinematography and makeup is stunningly real. This movie is a winner for all that, but a reason also why it is even more than than is because of how hard it is to translate a book at complex and lengthy and loved as Lord of the Rings into a movie that will come up to everybody's standards. It was the perfect translation from book to screen. That is something I have never seen done so well, from such a book like Lord of the Rings.
A visual masterpiece of epic proportions. The only thing annoying is the aftermath of everything. It stretches a bit too long. Overall though, it is easily the best movie I have ever had the pleasure to see.