Spectacular!

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2003)

Amazing effects, great story, terrific acting. The use of computer animation to assist with crowd and battle scenes was powerful and seamlessly done. Peter Jackson did a beautiful job directing. I saw this one on the IMAX screen and it blew my mind. I also liked the way they set up the (apparent) differences in height between the hobbits and the "big people".

And, it was so much as I had imagined it when I read the Lord of the Rings back in high school. I dare to think even Tolkien (who apparently was a real techno-phobe) would have appreciated this version of his work.