overlong and over-hyped to the max

Rating: 3/10 (12 November 2007)

The Lord Of the Rings series was something I was never really into. I like fantasy, action, drama, and all that stuff but to me they were a bit monotonous and clichéd. That said I enjoyed the first two especially the second one but I had no big interest to see this one. My neighbor however insisted that it was a crime against nature to have never seen it so I borrowed it from him. With in the first half hour or so I shut it off. I was in disbelief that this could possibly be the movie so many were raving about. I then heard it gets much better, so I put it back in and started to watch it where I left off. The amount of overacting is just astounding...from Viggo to Bloom, everyone seemed to be trying way to hard. The action scenes were not great either. Just because they are big does not mean they are good. I saw so many awkward battles and terrible reactions to CGI enemys....ugh. ANd then there is the ending that is complained about even by fans. It dragged on and on as if to say "we know you have to pee but instead here is some crap to make you think we are artistic by showing 300 different endings". Really, I feel that a lot of the appeal of this movie comes from Dungeons and Dragons type people who think anything Peter Jackson makes, and anything Tolken writes is immediately gold....it is not.
Summary Acting-5/10 Story-3/10 Action Scenes-3/10 Paceing-1/10 Dirrection-6/10 Ending-0/10 OVERALL-3/10 do not be fooled by the die-hard fans. This movie is absolutely terrible and an extreme waste of talent for everyone involved.