Movie comments - don't read if you haven't seen the movie yet!

Listen up everybody:<BR> I keep hearing people say something like,"Well, you can't compare the movie to the books because, etc., etc., etc." So fine, let's just talk about the movie.<BR> I would rate it about a 1.5 out of 10! I thought the acting was sub-par, their was no character development, the Elves were basically a group of mean-spirited jerks (Legolas was alright), Frodo was weak, and Aragorn was an unconvincing gimp. Frankly, I wonder what many of you consider to be a good movie??? Remember, we're just talking movie; I haven't even begun to rip it to shreds in respect to the gross inadequacies, embellishments, and false depictions it suffered in relation to the REAL story.<BR> Of course I cannot think it possible to critique the movie in an unbias form. However, I tried hard, and I believe that if I had not read the book I would not rate it well (though I may have enjoyed it more). It lacked in full the element of great story that any great movie has. I walked out of the theater feeling like I could really care less about any of the characters, save Boromir (who I thought did the best acting job of the nine).<P>So, no folks, it can't be like the book; but for goodness sake, it could have been something interesting!<p>[ December 21, 2001: Message edited by: Rhudladion ]