Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Larry S (A) on December 21, 2001 at 11:23:14

In Reply to: Lord of the Rings! posted by anson on December 18, 2001 at 14:18:28:

My take after seeing last night: People who are not into the books will enjoy it more, but either way, it's too long (needs an intermission, but that's not possible these days).

Can't wait to get it on DVD where I can get up and stretch. Still, am glad I saw it in a theater for the "big screen experience", although I hated some of the pointless changes to the story Jackson made (especially the ending - - no reason for that change, and kills the sense of urgency the actual ending had which, would have propelled them into the second movie).

Oh, and that guy who pays Elron. . . I hated his performance. He was perfect for his role in the Matrix, but what a wooden delivery in this film. An elf shouldn't act like a computer generated charactor.

Special FX's were ok, the sets (including the CGI) were great.