Still the best of the three

Rating: 8/10 (19 December 2003)

Two Towers was pretentious and boring. Return of the King dragged out a bit what Two Towers left, but was quite well-made. Fellowship is the greater of the three. It has everyone a movie should have: a great beginning to establish our characters, an interesting conflict that has only been realized in text before, a real feel for adventure and not just dumb CG work, a well made action sequence using real stuntmen in costumes and fitting time spent on the death of a main character.
I miss the excitement I had on my first viewing on opening day. I'm upset I spent money on Two Towers opening day and nearly fell asleep. And Return of the King put a smile on my face...even if it took more than three hours to hit me emotionally.