Breathtaking in its' depth and realism

Rating: Null/10 (22 December 2003)

The Return of the King marks the end of the LOTR trilogy and the end of a cinematic tour de force. I'm not ashamed to admit that as a 40 year old man's man, I still had what could be referred to as 'leaky eye syndrome' towards the end of the film. Perhaps this was down to the sheer detail of this film which is breathtaking in its' depth and realism. Perhaps it was the complex emotions tugging at your heart-strings; or perhaps it was the eye strain from sitting near the front of Ashford's fantastic delux theatre. Who can say? I prefer to think I was just a little saddened at the realisation that we had come to the end of the most enjoyable visual treat since Star Wars. I can't fault this trilogy! Come on Peter... let's see you take on 'The Hobbit'.