The Great Epic of our Time

Rating: 10/10 (12 November 2004)

The Lord of the Rings is the greatest 9 hour movie (12 for the Extended Editions)of my lifetime. The performances are amazing. Knods to Sean Astin (Sam), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Bruce Spence (The Mouth of Sauron in the Extended Edition. The battle sequences are jaw dropping and you never want them to end but of course they do. Some of the best Sequences are (SPOILERS!) the Eowyn v Witchking battle, the Mouth of Sauron, The Battle of Pelinor Fields and The Black Gate opens. The only pity about return of the king is the fact that Christopher Lee is missing from the film. But when the Extended Edition comes out, this will be fixed. As for those who complain about the long ending, they really don't understand first that that is how the book ends and secondly, no one wanted it to end if they really loved it as much as I do. And remember that if this were accurate to the letter of the text, the Scouring of the Shire would have taken at least 15 minutes more of the time. But personally, I think that the movies are better than the books and they are true classics. Nothing will ever come close. 10\10