I am a huuuuge Lord of the Rings fan. I just could tell from the previews that was gonna like these movies. It just seemed really cool. I didn't see it until sometime before April 2002. It was very good. I had never read the books but i would read this one and Return of the King years later. Them books are too long.
Okay so im not gonna have much info on the movie but Spoilers will be below. BUT HONESTLY, why do I need to say that for a 17 year old movie? I'd like to divide this up into what i Like, and what I didn't or what i think they could improve on.
What I Liked
The movie starts out with huge flashback battle. Its really well narrated and executed. You see "A last alliance of men and elves" fought to defeat the evil Sauron and his band of elves. the battle is furious. The fight is won by the good guys. Sauron's ring of power is very...powerful and id described to have a mind of its own.
This ring of power cannot be destroyed but only in the fires of Mount Doom in the dark land of Mordor.
What I didnt Like
It Started really slow. I really didnt like the way the characters seemed to interact until the Mines of Moria. The movie has a lot of RASCISM. It seems Dwarves hate Elves. And "Men" are weak. LOL. Hobbits are weak af apparently. But overall the movie feels like its told from a dated perspective. I.E. a white man that is old now lol.
Bottom Line
The movie is solid. It covers lots of ground and is 3 hours long. My favorite character here is actually FRODO. An interesting point is the fact that the RING is SAURON but he is helping them to destroy him lol. You'd have to ask J-Tolkein about that.
Okay so im not gonna have much info on the movie but Spoilers will be below. BUT HONESTLY, why do I need to say that for a 17 year old movie? I'd like to divide this up into what i Like, and what I didn't or what i think they could improve on.
What I Liked
The movie starts out with huge flashback battle. Its really well narrated and executed. You see "A last alliance of men and elves" fought to defeat the evil Sauron and his band of elves. the battle is furious. The fight is won by the good guys. Sauron's ring of power is very...powerful and id described to have a mind of its own.
This ring of power cannot be destroyed but only in the fires of Mount Doom in the dark land of Mordor.
What I didnt Like
It Started really slow. I really didnt like the way the characters seemed to interact until the Mines of Moria. The movie has a lot of RASCISM. It seems Dwarves hate Elves. And "Men" are weak. LOL. Hobbits are weak af apparently. But overall the movie feels like its told from a dated perspective. I.E. a white man that is old now lol.
Bottom Line
The movie is solid. It covers lots of ground and is 3 hours long. My favorite character here is actually FRODO. An interesting point is the fact that the RING is SAURON but he is helping them to destroy him lol. You'd have to ask J-Tolkein about that.
Verdict
9.25