Astounding!

Rating: 10/10 (29 May 2014)

First watched this movie only 3 months ago having been well acquainted with the grossly underrated Bakshi version. I simply cannot put into words the sheer awesome epic-ness of this third instalment! The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is one of the greatest achievements in filmmaking... Peter Jackson & co did an excellent job and should be immensely proud of themselves. Stunning visuals, a perfect score, great acting, memorable scenes, and more. The film does deviate from the book a bit. Why Shelob couldn't have done what she did in TTT is beyond me. It could have shortened the running time a bit. Ah yes, the running time...My one gripe is the running time & multiple endings (as others have pointed out). Its a very long movie but i enjoyed every single second of it and i think it could not have been done better. Simply epic! 10.1/10