Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2003)

Peter Jackson and co. have done a simply stunning job with these films. They fuse visual, dramatic and thematic elements in an unparalleled cinematic triumph of incredible beauty and poignancy. My only "criticism" of the Return of the King is that I know that the extended version, as with the previous two films, will be even better. This is truly a special and unique contribution to the art of cinema the greatness of which will only become clearer with time.