Battle scenes and general opinion

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2003)

Man, I have to say that I was very disappointed with the battle scenes. Too much Mission Impossible 2 kind of stuff, too much computerized special effects, not to mention 500 guys beating 10000... Gimli looked a lot like Obelix shoving Orcs (who as we all know are light chaps) down the bridge.
The whole LOTR thing is impressive, by its greatness, its beauty and everything, but I've seen better stories, definitely better movies, definitely better acting...
I almost feel guilty for not having liked the movie. But the truth is it's missing some things. There are several parts where it is boring and other parts where it is vulgar (those philosophical dialogues between Sam and Frodo are bad).
I'm very generous with my ratings, so this still gets 8/10. But I've given 9s and 10s to plenty other movies.