My thoughts on LotR: RotK... SPOILERS AHEAD

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2003)

The experience is finally over. Or at least until the Hobbit is made.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
This movie was a great wrap up to the trilogy. It was nearly flawless besides for a few missed parts and the long... very long endings (yes I know I put an "s" at the end I'll explain later). The main scenes that were missing from the movie was the House of Healing scene (which caused for the mortal wounds of Eowyn and Merry to be disregarded) and the Scouring of the Shire. Both scenes hopefully will make it into the RotK EE, but I guess we'll just have to wait for that epic of a movie to come out.
And just a bit of advice, this movie is one that should be scene in a good theater, not only for better sound quality and picture for the tremendous scenes that take place but also because you are going to want a comfortable chair.
The effort to make this part be superior to the previous two shows. Not only does the Gollum CG look better, but it seemed to have a better visual appeal all around.
The Battle at Pelenor Field was AMAZING! Thats about all I can describe it as. Not only did the cast and crew find new and interesting ways to make this a better battle then Helm's Deep, it was also during the day which allowed for a much better view of the battle field.
And now my only real gripe with movie was the ending. First of all the scouring of the shire, one of my favorite parts of the book, was missing. I realize that it would be a little out of place at the end and also the neglect of Sauroman, but c'mon we all wanted to see the hobbits kick some ass. Now I realize that they were attempting to tie all the loose ends of the movie, but they seemed to make every one of the last nine scenes climax to a huge musical score or white out the screen. There were a bunch of people who started to get up behind me after various ending scenes.
Well all i can say is this was a beautifully done movie, and trilogy.