Day 42: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Movie #19 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - 178 min, cert PG.

We follow Frodo Baggins and friends as the set out on their epic journey to destroy the One Ring and thereby defeat the dark lord Sauron.

This is undoubtedly a great movie. I originally went to the cinema to see it when it first came out, and I was blown away by it. I was completely carried along by the story and the special effects, and barely noticed the three hour running time. I’ve seen it several times on the small screen since then, mainly with my kids, and it’s starting to become a little over-familiar now.

Score – I’ll give it 8/10 as The Return of the King was probably better, so it sneaks onto the bottom of my top ten, but I don’t see it staying there for long.

1.       The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

2.       Pulp Fiction (1994)

3.       Fight Club (1999)

4.       The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

5.       Goodfellas (1990)

6.       Schindler’s List (1993)

7.       Inception (2010)

8.      Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

9.       The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

10.   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Next up is Once Upon a Time in the West which I’ve seen once, a couple of years ago, and I don’t remember being overly impressed by.