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PLEEEASE!! Give me a break, (("Fantastic..the BEST..Magnificent..Perfect.."!!)

I'm sorry but I must be the ONLY voice in the universe who thinks the LOTR trilogy is not only nothing special, not only poorly directed, but the most EPIC SHEER BOREDOM to hit screens since French melodrama's were invented. I was ESPECIALLY dissapointed in this 3rd installment, I think the most compelling and impressive part of the entire trilogy was the huge battle sequence from the Two Towers (extended version) Really I think Peter Jackson is terribly overrated, I mean frankly his direction is downright BAD in many ways. Not to ignore the good points, I'm not sayiong it's all terrible, there are some strengths in this trilogy of stilted stirrings. The casting is mostly good (with the exception of some of the gay-goofy looking backround elves) and Liv Tyler has WAY too much make-up, they ruined her with make-up, and Hugo Weaving puts me to sleep instantly. The production/locations/costume's/set and SFX design is all top notch and beautifully done (I should hope so, they only had several hundred MILLION dollars to make the films with!!) And here are some nice shots here and there, but for the most part, these films trully lack the kind of genuine originality, passion, emotion, movement, action and characters I would like to see in a fantasy film

For some I can't stop thinking about this little gem of a movie, it has more heart and soul than most of an entire decade of mainstream films combined. Konchalovsky is an interesting director, certainly when you think at the wide range of his work (Runaway Train, Shy People). I was somewhat fascinated and semi-perplexed when I first saw this, but the more I tried to peg it down ("ok this is the Russian Cookoo's Nest--with some 'I Never Promised you a Rose Garden' mixed in") the less it became so. This is an original one of a kind film, highly underrated, highly overlooked, especially in this country. Which is too bad, the rest of the sleepwalking brainwashed masses can flock to see their "Bruce Almighty's or Matrix Reloaded's every week, I'm glad I'm aware of films like this.

I can't believe there is not one comment or even rating for this film. This must be a real obscurity, even among anime' afficianados (which I'm not necessarily, but I've seen a fair amount) This was one of the most beautiful sword and sorcery animated fantasy films I've ever seen, right up there with "Laputa" and "Nausiica" Why has this film not received more attention or for that matter any type of domestic distribution (on DVD) or otherwise? I don't understand it, I basically will have no one to talk with about this film because NOBODY's seen it!! At least not in this country.