The most boring 3 hours of my life!!!

Rating: 1/10 (23 December 2003)

I just don't understand. I like films that are critically acclaimed. I look through a lot of the top rated films on IMDB and I think yes! I like them too. But with LOTR it's like the twilight zone where everybody else sees something that you don't!!
I watched the first LOTR and HATED IT. I thought I must've missed something, so I tried again several times, failing each time. The second film was worse, it was just endless battle after battle, with characters like Frodo and Sam just whinging and whining. `don't give up mr frodo', `take courage sam'.. followed by more crying and another group hug. It was filled with endless clichÃ©s and unnecessary dialogue, almost like the writer needed to fill the gaps to make it 3 hours long. I swore after watching the first I'd never watch the second, but people told me it was better and that I'd like it!!
I must admit the scenery was fantastic, the effects were superb and that's the only reason I'm giving this 2/10 rather than 1/10.