Awesome movie!
I watched it after watching "Hunt for Gollum", and both really amazed me. Really awesome and so much fun to watch.
I think people who speak badly of it are being unfair in comparing fan films to the official LOTR films. With such a small budget it's amazing that so much could be done!
In my primary fandom we don't have quality films like that, so it's even more impressive for me, seeing how much can be done with fan dedication and love. :)
I hope to see more fan films like this one!!