Honest to the book, technically sound; a visual treat

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2004)

I know its not necessary for a movie to be honest to its book but when it is, the praise that comes its way is well earned. The closest of the 3 movies to the book, it was the finale that closed an epic. Sequels are never easy to make (ask Lucas about it) since comparisons are inevitable but this movie surpassed expectations and came on the very top. Ofcourse there are reasons for it. Firstly, there already was a script, and secondly, the 3 movies were shot together. For those of us who had read the book, the charm was to enjoy its implementation and for those who belong to the 'other half of the English speaking world who are yet to read the book', it was a mystical story told with some spectacular special effects.
This is the trilogy that makes everything ever on cinema look small and the finale deserves to be the numero uno film till date.