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Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2003)

What an extraordinary accomplishment Peter Jackson and team have created. As promised, the best of the three films. Splendid acting from Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen. Astounding effects that were completely in character. Remarkable story construction from the writers and Director Peter Jackson. We laughed, we cried, we cringed, we held our breathes, we cried again. Seldom has a film grabbed my emotions so tightly. I think a new Oscar category is needed. Best Picture just isn't adequate to describe this climax of an epic trilogy.