Unbelievable (minor spoiler)

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2003)

I'll make this short. For both other films, I found myself being very critical and not crazy over them until I saw them more... and I liked them more and more. I have only seen this film once, and already I love it more than the others. It's a near-perfect finale.
The performances, the scope of the story, the emotions, the wonderful themes of loyalty and good vs evil, and more, combine to make a masterpiece.
Having read the books and being a huge fan, sometimes it's hard not to be too critical, but with this film I didn't find myself questioning the screenwriting or direction at all... or the effects.
My only gripe I think is how Denethor is handled. This is a common gripe i think and let's face it... if some details had to be cut, which they did, he was what had to go. But to add to that, what I think SHOULD have in fact been cut was the jumping off the cliff in flames...Unnecessary and kinda goofy. Running further into the tomb or whatever it was would have been plenty, just as if not more dramatic, and more like the book.
So, even with any of my gripes included, this movie rocked. A full Four Stars. If this doesn't clean up at the Academy...