simply brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

If you're making an epic, you might as well make it properly. Thank God Peter Jackson is a master of his craft. Years ago I persevered through two-and-a-half of the three books, bored to tears... I never envisaged the magic that could be drawn from Tolkein's dry bones of tomes. I have been a fan of Jackson's since Bad Taste and remain awe-struck at his every outing. Don't judge him for who he is, don't judge him for his principles, judge him purely for the cinematic genius that he is.