Best film of all time....

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2003)

There are more than enough reasons to categorize this film as the best of all time. An incredible story, amazing visual effects, and an emotional call-to-arms combine to provide an extraordinary adventure that is beyond our wildest dreams.
The journey of Frodo Baggins from the innocence of the Shire, his adventures in middle earth, the countless other subplots woven into the fabric of one of the greatest stories of our time, are all developed at such an adept level of professional storytelling as to hold the viewers attention for not only the length of the film(s) but into the routine moments of their lives. I dreamed of the Ring, Sauron, the eye, Frodo, the battle...as I came home, the woods seemed to groan and shadows fleeting were signs of journeying Elfs.
Director Peter Jackson soars beyond our own imaginations of the book providing beautiful cinematography and amazing visual effects. One could *feel* the beauty of Arwen and her undying love in close-ups of her face. The spider, the Oliphaunts, the destructions, the battle scenes, Gollum, and more were all produced in near-perfect visual effects to a degree of detail that merits an Academy Award.
The film's rallying cry for those who will fight for good made fans of cynics and realists. When my friends dragged me to the first viewing of Fellowship of the Ring, I had scarcely an inkling of interest in fantastical stories of monsters and epic battles. Having never read the book, I scorned and laughed at the "-orfs" used to name everything...ooh the woods of moordoooorffff. the toilets of craporffff. It was retarded to me. During the second film, Gollum dragged me into caring, and by ROTK I wanted to draw swords alongside Aragorn and pledge my life to defend Gondor.
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King brings to such a satisfying conclusion the journey that all of us took in broadening the scope of our imagination and adventuring in a world of Orcs, Oliphaunts, Elfs, and Dwarfs. It tells of undying love, the conquest of humanity, honor, loyalty, the corruption of power, and the overcoming of fear. It shows our very eyes scenes which we could only imagine and creates fans of those who see it. There is no better example or definition of a movie than this.