ran out of tissues halfway thru...argh!!!

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2004)

of all the three films this is the best! its the one we'v been waiting for 4 years to see, and it definitely lived up to the hype. only one problem...is peter jackson trying to give us all emotional breakdowns??!!! there isn't any point in the movie, after bill (i mean pip!) and the palantir, that i didn't cry at. that DVD is gonna be well-used! extra-special moment - pip singing over the gondorian troops going back to osgiliath - that bit totally cemented my belief that mr j is a genius! star of the show - so hard too pick - was sean astin, heart-breaking stuff! (i can't carry it for you, but i can carry you - sob!) oh, and the merry and pip bits are so sweet, especially for the big fans who know how close those gorgeous men are in real life! overall, a heartbreaker, but the perfect ending for the greatest trilogy since star wars - you know what, its even better than that!