Great is the only word to describe it

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2003)

I have seen the movie when it came out for the first time in Manchester.

I will only put a few points that will be of help.

Even though the movie is like 3 hours long, the time really flies by. The battle scenes are so breathtaking that the viewer simply relives them in the mind.

Although, the Two Towers was emotional, the Return of the king is even more. I really wish we went back to days of swords and shields and the courage of men, because this movie shows all that. Especially the last battle when Aragorn charges the ennemy alone.

-I can always compare it to the 1980(?) cartoon, and this movie was definitely more deep. It has many elements, i doubt even the book has. In so many ways, this movie is better than the book, especially the finally logical ending. Compared to the cartoon, the movie also had many ogres fighting alongside orcs, but also evil men of the South.

As a future worker in the cinema business, i always admire the deepness of the detail in those movies. In particular this one. All the shots are simply fantastic, and the camera angles perfect. It mixes the in-battle camera view with an external view, for example when the piece of rock flies out of Minas Tirith...From a design point of view, the trilogy is simply excellent.

Even though there are three movies, as there are three books, i still consider it as one big movie, i cannot say which part is best, since it just builds on previous stages. I just consider it as a 10 hour movie, without seeking to break it up. The Return of the King shows the proper use of cavalry though, as Theoden leads the piercing charge into the ennemy lines.

Thank you Peter Jackson, and all the crew without exceptions for delivering such a high-quality movie :)