Very good, but not excellent

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2003)

I think the third and last part of "The Lord of the Rings" differs from the other ones, in a positive way. There were many parts in it which I pretty enjoyed. For example Jackson finally brought in some "singing" into the movie. The battle-scenes were also more thrilling in my opinion. The acting again was great, as in the other parts. I very liked Gollum till the end. Serkis highly deserves a nomination at the Academy Awards. When the movie ended, I First had to think about the ending: "Was it too long, couldn't he have left this and that out?" But when I saw the movie for the second time, the end appeared to me very poetic, even picturesque. What made me kind of sour was again Gimli. His "I try to bring some fun in here" comments were unnecessary, as in "The Two Towers". I don't want to mention that some important facts from the book were left out. But nevertheless "The Return of the King" completes the trilogy very well. Respect to Peter Jackson! 9/10