not a hater, but the first two movies were better.

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2004)

When I saw Fellowship of the Ring, it was absolutely thrilling. A joy to watch. The changes in the Two Towers didn't bother me, and Helm's Deep continues to be the greatest battle scene I have ever witnessed in a movie.
Return of the King started with so much promise of exceeding the hype and anticipation it received with the first couple of scenes. But with the addition of political agenda (Aowen's part in the installment) and the portrayal of the dead soldiers gathered by Aragorn as a mere Deus Ex Machina to the end of the big battle in the middle of the movie, and the ending being as it were somewhat tedious, I would say that this movie does not deserve a 10, but it is still a winner overall, it just didn't live up to or exceed the hype as I believe the first two movies did.