A Fantastic Awesome Adventure

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2003)

Yes this movie is a fantastic, awesome adventure, I found myself wrapped up in it and wondering why it took so long to end. Well, they could have cut out some of the big war near the end which could have left an Intermission for 15-20 minutes to go to bathrooms, but since the studios don't do this anymore what can we do? This should really be taken into consideration by all of Hollywood with films over 2 1/2 hours long. The tale is quite complicated and one has to listen very carefully to understand the story of the Middle Earth, and it's creatures. The winning creature is the hobbit, a computer generated character who teases and cajoles and has a winning personality; one has to listen to him to really know what's going on. Sam and his buddy Mr Frodo are continually beset upon by this hobbit who is practically in the nude.
The acting is superb, photography is beautifully done, and the music is grand! The editing is very good, too!
It also helps for one to know a little bit about medieval history or witchcraft to understand this movie.