Exhilarating, breathtaking and anti progressive.

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2003)

Without having seen the extended version yet, I vote Return of the King with an 8. It is without doubt one of the most impressive movies ever made and it follows the story and plot of the book fairly. The really great movies must have more than exhilarating action and breathtaking special effects. This is exactly the lack of Return of the King. It simply gives you nothing further to think about. It is anti progressive, which is necessary to be loyal to Tolkien. Peter Jackson managed to get almost the very best out the book(s), but it could never be able to reach the peak, although he gave it a good shot.