Wow.

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2003)

Are you kidding me? 10/10. Actually, I would probably give this a 9.5 or 9.6 out of ten, with the Two Towers getting a 9.8 or 9.9 out of ten. If you have seen the ROTK, you would probably give that a 10, too, as I have. If you consider each of these movies separately, they are all fantastic. If you take these movies to be one 12 hour movie (extended editions people: see them), as is the intent, it is EASILY the greatest achievement in film history. I am so freaking glad I have seen the word "sequel" appear so infrequently in these comments. LOTR is the seqeul (to The Hobbit). If you haven't seen thi(e)s(e) movie(s), you are only robbing yourselves.

A word on the extended editions to people who haven't seen them. They don't add in the stupid outtakes and stuff like they do on some movies, they add the stuff right in the middle, and after viewing it once, you will never watch the theatrical release again. There will be no desire. The new scenes are edited and finished and flow seamlessly with the rest of the movie. I can't even tell you which parts were added anymore. Nor do I even think about it while watching the movies. Well worth the investment if you enjoyed the theatrical release. I think everyone would agree it only improves the movie.