mixed feelings

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2003)

After Fellowship and Two towers I could hardly wait to see how it all ended on the screen. Already knew the ending after reading the book, atleast thats what i thought. Where is Saruman in The return of the king? He had a rather big part in the book's ending! And Aragorn and Arwen??? Don't think Tolkien meant it that way. On the other hand the scene's with the olifaunt's.....Great!!!! Never seen such things in film. I thought after the Matrix i've seen the ultimate effects, but this was breathaking. Legolas on one of the olifaunt's was great (thats my opinion). And the dead army...beautiful. Some people now think that there will be a following movie because this one has an open ending, where they see that i don't know, but i don't hope that. This story was told, altough great parts are different then in the book, and it was told in a way that many years from now people still want to see it and talk about it. Maybe The Hobbit will be a nice story to put on the big screen, although my hero from the lord of the rings will not be in it. And that is Samwise Gamgee. I will be one of the people that will see this trilogie many times,but i will not be alone in that i think.