Title: Way, way too much credit given to this trilogy
Product review: The Lord of the Rings trilogy is okay and that is about it. The first movie, "The Fellowship of the Ring" was so painful to watch because it was so long. The story seemed to take forever to get going. I can't imagine it having an extra 30 minutes added. The second installment, "The Two Towers" is better. There is a more moving plot and some comedy is added. The third, "Return of the King" is definetly the best story. Was it worth best picture? I would say no. Some of the awards it did win were justified however.Off hand, the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Godfather, Back to the Future and Beverly Hills Cop trilogy, just to name a few, are much better than the Lord of the Rings. Even the Harry Potter series, which has 3 movies out at the present time, is far more entertaining. If the movies would have been trimmed, it may be a better set. I would recommend this movie to someone who really, really loves mid-evil things, and has A LOT of time on their hands!
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