The black hole effect!

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2004)

I have always had a problem with the recognition given to the 'LOTR' films. First of all, where is the magical wit in these films that was present in 'Jaws', 'Star Wars', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'E.T.'? I don't think Peter Jackson is a very skilled director or writer because with all the bombastic computer special effects that this trilogy has had, there is little room for any real meaningful acting or writing. The previous films I mentioned also lacked some of that but the producing and directing skills of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg made you want to watch them over and over again.
'The Return of the King' is the most grim and foreboding of the three films and has a feeling comparable to being sucked into a black hole. At least that's the way I saw it. I just feel that these films are too long and drawn out. While looking at these films is no doubt great eye candy, the rest is wooden dolls or figures in an arcade game.