He saved the best till last

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2003)

I have just returned from my first viewing of Return of the King, and I am left feeling so many emotions you are wrenched between doubt and victory, hope and loss but the overriding emotion I feel now I am out of the theatre is one is sadness.
Minor Spoilers for those that have not read the book.
Sadness because it is all over, that three consecutive Christmas' of great films are gone, but what a way to end it. The epic battle on the Pelennor Fields against the personal struggle of Frodo and Sam and the treachery of Gollum. Despite being an epic film you feel for the characters, go with them every last step, believe.

A lot of the book is missing if you are going to be analytical but when you see what you do you will be blown away. This is as good if not better than the Fellowship of the Ring and the Two Towers.
There has been a lot said about cuts but it is as long as it is and it is a great film, if you want more wait for the extended edition DVD.
I confess I am a fan of the book and radioplay and have been since I was a wee small child so maybe I am bias but what a film. I am now planning when to see it again.
May it live long in the hearts of fans, one of the greatest movie trilogies ever made.
Frodo Lives.