The Lord of the Rings(1978)- User Reviews

I've seen almost every version of this book ever made. And if you like the cutesy, cuddly, looney toons type animation.... then this is NOT the one for you.

Let's face it, nobody else had the guts to do any of the Tolkiens this way. The Warner …more»

The story from the village of the hobits...
How the hobit got the ring...
How the hobit returned...
the meeting with Gandalfmore»

This seventies animated version was extremely cheesy. The scenes went by too quickly. And they cut one and a half books into a short space. Plus, there was no sequal. It left viewers hanging. If you want to see a good film adaption of The Lord of the …more»

I thought it was great from beginign to end... the end was kinda slow, but other then the last 10 minutes it was absolutely great!more»

I don't normally like science fiction movies. I really don't like to sit through them. Because my friend really wanted to see it, I went with him and beyond my own belief, I actually liked the movie. I love all three movies. The first one I agreed …more»

The lord of the rings the the film continuing in 3 parts-The fellowship of the ring,the two towers and the return of the king which is yet to come.more»

Peter Jackson's fils are much better. J.R.R. Tolkien's Fantasy Epic is wasted in this animated film.

Rated: PG For No Paticular Reason.

Running Time: 119 Minutesmore»

Let me start off by saying,in all this horrible jumbled up mess there seems to be a glimpse of LOTR magic...but you have to be REALLY patient to put up with all this hoo-hah.save your 20$ and but a good movie instead.The Animation,as ive said,is a mixed …more»

The lazy animation (film of real people and
horses, with penciling on top) is a turn-off.

However, most scenes are IMHO quite good, and it
looks to me as if Peter Jackson has used (stolen)
lots of ideas from this movie for his own
trilogy. This is true …more»

The Lord of the Rings (1978 version, of course) was and is a disgrace to the workd of Tolkien. It never centers on the emotional rollercoasters that the characters are going through! That is not how to make a movie. I absolutely don't see how this …more»