Great Conclusion to a Great Trilogy!

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2012)

This was the epic climax to the awesome LOTR trilogy.
The action was indeed amazing, and had great deal of special effects thrown into it. I remember Legolas' first arrow being launched smoothly into an orc, what a marvelous scene. Then I looked and he was launching another arrow in a similar fashion, then another one, and another one! Sure it looked great, but it was so repetitive I got bored. Every battle in this movie is almost exactly the same: swords swinging, arrows launching, and people screaming, I just can't see what was so special about it. I also could not get through my head the final battle scene. Honestly an army of the undead destroying the orc forces, gee that must have been a difficult victory. It was so predictable and unfair I simply hated this movie.
For all of the action attempts and turning a really old trilogy into a movie, I was considering giving this film two stars, but then I remembered the conclusion. Frodo and Sam were being saved by a bunch of hawks or something and everything seemed to be at peace - not a bad ending. Then the story stretches into farewells and goodbyes, good luck and god bless - OK I can tolerate this. Now Bilbo is going into a boat and heading off to god knows where - When is this bloody movie going to end? By the time I got out of the theater it was nearly half an hour after the part where the movie would have made an effective conclusion, my behind sweating like an oxen from boredom. I would definitely not recommend this movie to anyone, unless you are amazed by a couple of special effects. I don't know how this movie did so well, I think one critic said it was a good movie and it spread like wildfire or maybe there was simply nothing else to do but worship elves. Whatever the reason, I do not want to see this ever again!