LONG, but incredible

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2003)

I believe some critic was talking about this movie or another LOTR and its the first time I actually agree with him. He said, and I paraphrase,"This film is less of a movie and more of any experience." The Matrix series has NOTHING on this movie. The entire LOTR trilogy is an experience that no other movie or trilogy can ever compare to. This movie does have amazing effects, but it is less the effects and more the cinematography, acting, and story. Now, this is a VERY long movie, but when I came out of it, it seemed like my world had been altered. Never before had I seen a longer movie, but, never before have I seen a more amazing movie. There are one or two scenes where the "blue screen" is distinct, meaning the background does seem fake, but two scenes out of the whole movie doesn't mean anything. If this movie gets any negative comments I will be very surprised. This movie, along with its prequels are already classics and will forever be classics. I couldn't believe the box office amount on opening day, $37 million nationwide, but now I can see why. The only movie that will come close to this series is Harry Potter, which is excellent also, but the epic of this movie is nothing less than breath-taking. SEE IT!!!!!!!!!