Thanks, Eviltimmy!

Rating: Null/10 (25 July 2004)

Wow. Eviltimmy, who commented on this film before I did, said a lot of really accurate things about this wonderful film. Sean Astin DID give the performance of his life (not to mention the LOTR Trilogy) here! And, YES: Frodo (Elijah Wood) DID get a little MONOTONOUS with the same desperate look on his face for the last two movies....but, it was still a great film. Some, here, have said it was better than "Citizen Kane" and "Casablanca" (someone said "Crapablanca", which is a SIN). No. Sorry. WRONG. It was a great film, but you cannot compare 3+ hours of battling and CG to the great drama of those two old classics. I thought the Gollum was one of the best actors (!) and I thought the Oliphaunts were NOT up to snuff...the battle scene with those huge creatures reminded me of the first Star Wars...the Imperial Walkers, I believe??? It worried me for a moment; I didn't want to compare LOTR and Star Wars in my head...anyway, the only thing I might add is, there COULD have been a warning about that NINETEEN FOOT SPIDER...Lord, I hate those things! Anyway, this long-but-worth-it motion picture is worth every penny you could possibly spend on it; whether it's seeing it on The Silver Screen, or buying the DVD - you will be AMAZED at how good it was. I was!