I have seen many films over the years, but this film is a pleasure to watch, and the acting is first class.It may take nearly 3 hrs to watch but you are glued to the screen for the entire film. I was not a fan of Tolkens work so when I went a saw the film I was not sure what to expect, in the end there is only one word to discribed this film. Amazing.I will look forward to buying the DVD and watch this many times over.I am counting the days till the second film is released.