Feast for the Eyes

Rating: 10/10 (27 December 2002)

I read Tolkien's trilogy 2 years ago and, like millions of others, was engulfed in a new world - Middle Earth. So there was much expectation surrounding the film release. And i must say that i am impressed at what has been achieved. Critics have it that the film is heavily layered with special effects and that many of the characters are unexplored. In other words, more food for the eye than for the heart. However this is totally acceptable and expected. To incorporate most of the books' fantasies and characters is already an arduous task. Some aspects had to be cut off otherwise Jackson would have had to make 20 episodes to keep faithful to the book. If one wants to feel the whole range of emotions, then the only true bible is the written version. The film is mainly a feast for the eyes, and a damn good one too.