Come on!

Rating: Null/10 (1 July 2004)

If you took away the special effects that made the Lord of the Rings trilogy interesting, there would be little more than a juvenile, good versus evil, transparent morality play that lasts waaaaaay too long. The script from these movies, especially "The Return of the King", was laughable at best and the battle scenes incredibly monotonous. Sean Astin cried and whined in nearly every scene and the look of consternation on poor Frodo's face neared lobotomy levels. I felt like I was getting beating over the head with the "lessons" of the story. It was exhausting.
Come on folks, didn't the Academy throw Peter Jackson a bone here? Granted, he worked very hard on the films, and as I mentioned already, the special effects were great. What more can you possibly say that's positive? WAIT...don't answer that. I know I'm in the minority, but really 9 out of 10 stars? Please don't put this trilogy in the same category as classics like "The Godfather."