Just as good as I've expected, in the end too cheesy

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2003)

I've seen 'Return of the King' in a press screening yesterday.
In the third part all the story lines merge to one real finale. I liked it better than the second part and even than the great first part: the huge battle scenes, great pictures (I especially liked the camera flights high above the White City. I am usually not that touchable by pathos but director Peter Jackson obviously wanted to make tears absolutely unavoidable, so take some tissues with you: You will need them during the extremely cheesy (and far too long) final twenty minutes of this monumental movie.
If you haven't seen the first two parts (I doubt if anybody hasn't at least seen the first part), don't worry: In the first two minutes there is a well-done summary of what you missed in the other parts.
This movie is gonna get some Oscars for sure. They deserve it!