The greatest finale to the greatest trilogy of films!

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2005)

Once again Peter Jackson manages to blow the competition out of the water and take cinematography to the next level. Every sweeping action shot, every camera pan is executed flawlessly, making this entire film a joy to watch from start to finish every time.
Ian Mckellen is the star performer as Gandalf, as his command of the men of Gondor easily makes up for the fact that he's not actually much of a wizard. Elijah Wood and Sean Astin pull out all the stops to give a fantastic performance for the ending to a fantastic set of films. Hats off too to Andy Serkis as Gollum, with near perfect voice acting.
The battle scenes have been copied many a time since, but the original is still the best. Peter Jackson proves that artistic license can be good, as the changes made are mostly for the better.
Overall this is the pinnacle of film-making, with Jackson creating what Tolkien himself described as the "unfilmable" book. I strongly recommend this film anyone, even those who don't like fantasy, as you will not regret it.