There are no words

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2003)

I left the theater on December 16th without the words to describe what I have just seen. I still don't, really. No other movie has done that to me since Braveheart. No other movie has moved me to complete and utter shock then Return of the King. Shock that it was so good. Shock that I actually wasn't DISAPPOINTED for a movie i've been waiting for for years. Shock that I actually cried to a movie picture. It took me a whole day to become un-overwhelmed, and I just had to see it again. The second viewing solidified the movie as The Greatest Movie Ever Made(at least to me)
The scenery was beautiful. The acting was flawless. Give Sean Astin and Ian McKellen the Oscar. Now. Sean Astin's Samwise Gamgee and Ian McKellen's Gandalf WILL go down in movie history as two of the most beloved film characters.
A few cuts from the book left me a bit disappointed, but it didn't spoil the film on a whole for me one bit. They will be in the Extended Editions DVDs, so I'm not too worried about it.
All and all, the greatest movie ever made. Bar none. Move over Godfather, here comes Return of the King.