One of the best films ever made

Rating: 10/10 (25 March 2006)

Now, I have been reading various comments about this film. Fortunately, most are giving this film the praise it deserves. I am not a massive Tolkien fan nor am I a massive fan of fantasy 'epic' films, but this the LOTR trilogy is simply brilliant. I fail to understand why people are afraid of CGI, yes, this film uses a lot of it, but it needs to. There is nothing wrong with CGI if it is used well which it is in this film. It is personally my favourite film, although I do not rate it higher than the Godfather or the Shawshank Redemption and others, but it completely deserves its 11 Oscars, it's 4th ranking in the top 250 and every other bit of praise or award it has received.
The acting is superb throughout, the performances of Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Bernard Hill and Dominic Monaghan really stand out but the others are brilliant too. The soundtrack for this film is by the far the best in a film ever in my opinion. Howard shore has really done a magnificent job. The film really does the book justice.
10/10 - masterpiece.