Long boring flick for dorks

Rating: 1/10 (20 November 2004)

This movie was terrible, long and boring. Both my wife and I hated it. I love Star Wars (the old ones). I am told I am just not a fantasy fan, but I think I am just not a fan of badly done commercialized fantasy. If I want to see a documentary on New Zeland landscape, I will rent it. The movie should tell a compelling story. With 20 characters, and none of them even close to well developed, I had no attachment to any of them. Yes, I did not read the books. I actually read "The Hobbit" as a kid and loved it, and remember it well. I think they were just too true to the books, and didn't realize that the books don't make a good movie unless you have read and loved the books. Call me the Grinch, I am not harsh on most movies. All my friends love this movie and are avid fans. I have no idea how it is anywhere in the top 250. Maybe I could say this is a decent flick if you have nothing mildly stimulating to watch some weekend, or need a decent rental. My wife walked out of this movie, I bared through it in the theaters just to give it a chance. I would never rent it, don't bother. Dragonslayer from back in the day does it much better, and with triple the drama and action.