the movie that wouldn't end

Rating: Null/10 (3 September 2004)

The fact this won best picture at the Oscars really makes the whole awards look like a joke. This was the worst of the 3 films, with the first LOTR being the best. I liked that one after several viewings, but none of the LOTR films would I call as being great. Now the third film was boring and too long. When you think it's going to end, they keep adding another 20 minutes that do nothing to bring the story to a conclusion. And the movie is over an hour old before we even she the killer spider. That spider looked neat. I can't say the special effects were bad because they were good for the most part. I was disappointed with the army of the dead. They were hardly in it and the battle they were involved in only got a couple minutes of air time. And the movie did a terrible job at explaining the elf situation. I remember from the book that they had to flee to keep from dying, and I guess it's mentioned in the movie, but it didn't make any sense. And why did they leave out the destruction of the shire and restoring it if they were going to have half hour left after the ring was destroyed.
FINAL VERDICT: I'm very glad I did not pay to see this. If you saw the other two films and want to see the conclusion, then try to see it if you can. But, don't expect much because it is no where near as good as the other two.