Perhaps the greatest film ever made!

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2012)

****THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN LOTS OF SPOILERS****
I strongly believe that Fellowship of the Ring and the Return of the King are tied as the best fantasy-action-adventure films ever made.
From the very first thing we see on screen, with the title fading in, I was simply thrown into the film when I saw it. When Galadriel begins to narrate the prologue, I was just amazed at how Peter Jackson transformed all of JRR Tolkien's amazing work on screen. The prologue scene deserves to remain as one of the all time best intros to any film and perhaps the greatest introduction to a franchise ever made. We get to see a bit of the Last Alliance and a bit of Sauron. The prologue was spot on with the book.
Then we go to the Shire, to the present day and things are just superb. The plot slows down but remains extremely exciting all the way through. The cast for the film was amazing and I could not think of anyone apart from Ian McKellen to play the role of Gandalf.
Some complain the film slows down incredibly, but I've no issue with this. Seeing Christopher Lee as Saruman was just completely perfect. The duel between the two was just amazingly filmed. All the locations, such as Isengard, were exactly how I'd imagine them. The acting was amazing, the visual effects were too good for the eyes and the scenery was simply amazing.
What I loved so much about FOTR was the Nazgul. They were so terrifying and so full of evil in these movies. The scene where Frodo is running from the Nazgul is amazing for many reasons. It was so thrilling and it also contained an amazing score. Howard Shore really brings the music of the Lord of the Rings in amazing style.
The duel on Weathertop was beautifully filmed and then its off to Rivendell. The places they used as Rivendell seem absolutely perfect and it certainly is the most beautiful place in LOTR.
We see more well known actors such as Orlando Bloom, Kate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Sean Bean. The forming of the Fellowship is literally one of my favorite movie scenes of all time
All the scenes through the film were amazing, most notably Mines of Moria and Boromir's sacrifice. Those scenes were amongst the best scenes in movie history.
What makes LOTR more special is the amazing dialogue they use. They really look back at the books and use the dialogue. The actions scenes were brilliant in this film and they didn't out to be mindless boring action like the prequel to Star Wars. Instead, they were relatively short, yet exciting keeping the audience engaged.
The film ends beautifully and the friendship between Sam and Frodo is really well done in this film.
Overall, definitely a must see film and definitely amongst the three best fantasy films of all time: This, The Two Towers and the Return of the King.