CG Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (23 December 2002)

This movie is typical of how Hollywood is transforming their 'big budget' movies to a CG masterpiece in which the audience becomes more focused on the 'creations' rather then real human actors and oddly the characters dialog sound quality is extremely tough to understand at points. The lack of new character / plot development is awkward with old plot line being longwinded. It seems, I would have been better off reading the book first. The 'epic battle' that everybody is probable talking about at the water coolers reminds me of computer games graphics about 3 years ago when everything was darker so the designers did not have to make everything perfect and sadly the main characters get lost in the overwhelming mass of the war.
Overall, the complains do not take away from the movie and it is enjoyable from moment one. (8 - 10)