Epic of Biblical Proportions

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

I registered just to praise this amazing, simply amazing, movie. I was totally engrossed for the duration and after 3 hours, I felt like I was capable of watching another 3 hours. The visuals are tremendous, and the action is more fluid than in LOTR 1, and for the most part, non stop. Its a somewhat different movie than the first half of LOTR 1, but picks up nicely where that feature left off (pace wise).
There are some minor changes from the book, but those changes don't negatively affect the movie in any serious way. Purists will be upset, but it would be near impossible to please them I think. Theyre still crying about Tom Bombadil not being in LOTR 1. On the other hand, I think everyone will be most pleased with the way Gollum was done. Wow, that was amazing.
In the end, I walked away 100% satisfied with this movie. Its a wonderous epic of biblical porportions. I'm annoyed that I have to wait a year for Return of The King!