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I just saw Lord of the Rings.
It's okay Tolkien.
But it's an excellent movie. Gripping, visually impressive--scenery even more than special effects--and I cried at the end. The subtitled bits worked, and there's even a good use of a cabbage.
I'm not going to tell Jo to see it: there were a couple of points where I objected to the casting, on purely visual grounds--the first glimpse of Bilbo, and Elrond (mostly because I can't believe a wise and ancient lord would wear such a silly hairstyle). But Frodo is fine, and Gimli just right, braids and all.
It's okay Tolkien.
But it's an excellent movie. Gripping, visually impressive--scenery even more than special effects--and I cried at the end. The subtitled bits worked, and there's even a good use of a cabbage.
I'm not going to tell Jo to see it: there were a couple of points where I objected to the casting, on purely visual grounds--the first glimpse of Bilbo, and Elrond (mostly because I can't believe a wise and ancient lord would wear such a silly hairstyle). But Frodo is fine, and Gimli just right, braids and all.
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Opinion seems sharply divided on Elrond. I like him and his hairstyle.
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Same thing about Elrond's hair--it conflicted with (subconscious) expectations.
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Saruman was also perfect, Gandalf great.
I remain very dubious about Frodo, Sam and Aragorn.
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The characters that made me go YES were Sam and Legolas.
The rest were within the acceptable range.