Wonderful Conclusion to the Trilogy

Rating: 10/10 (17 August 2005)

There is no argument that this was the best movie of 2003. It got 11 academy awards which is what it definitely deserved. I saw this movie opening day with a couple friends and we were all very happy with it. It is a great conclusion to the trilogy and the visuals and special effects are better than in fellowship and the two towers. The battle of minas tirith is probably the most awesome battle I've ever seen in a movie before.
The story was wonderful and picks up right where the two towers left off and does it great job of actually moving the story along with really good pacing. The plot is great just like the first two. The acting is really good as well. Frodo starts going down hill since the ring is taking him over and he does a great job of acting in the evil kind of way. Andy Serkis as gollum is wonderful just like in the two towers. The movie is probably the most dramatic out of the three movies and it's not melodrama or corny drama, it's actually good and very well done in the conclusion of the movie.
The movie runs for 3 hours and 20 minutes. The only minor complaint I have toward this movie in the ending. It was dragged on for a little bit too long and I also thought mordor could have looked a little better when Frodo and Sam finally reached it. It should have looked like how it looked in the first two movies with it's scorching red sky and a dark dark land of mountains with thunder and lightning that looks crazily good. In return of the king, mordor looked more like a night time on a cloudy day. Maybe it's a sign of Sauron loosing power. Who knows. These are just minor complaints that don't take away any of my likings for this movie. Most people would say this was the best out of the trilogy. I personally like them all three of them the same though. These are my favorite movies of all time and it's probably not about to change.