Critisism from the Dumb Newbie

(Pre-Post note: I WAS BADGER but I have this universal accound and can't remember my original password and such)

I loved Lord of the Rings (Although admittedly never finished it <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/embarassed.gif ALT=""> ) but it was a huge story with a vast visual style. I'm not fully confident that this movie can give the same impact as the book.

I'm sorry if this has been brought up before (Notice I'm a newbie ) but is there any information out there that will make me think that this movie has the goods to deliver?