The best of the 3; of the year; of all fantasy

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2003)

Three days later my mind is still full of the rich visuals and epic scenes of ROTK. The picture was awesome in its enormous scale. The script was great, the acting (particularly McKellen, John Noble's Denethor, Sean Astin and Andy Serkis) was superb and the pacing the best of the three movies.
If i have a single gripe it is that given the size of the subject matter the whole picture flew by too quickly! The fantastic Battle of Pelennor Fields swept by in an hour that seemed minutes with every scene something to behold, filled with stunning, original, jaw-dropping visuals. As a result from the build-up of the siege of Minas Tirith to the breaking of the gates by Grond seemed a tad rushed. Hopefully the EE will flesh this out.
The absence of (spoiler) the Mouth of Sauron was also missed, but again he should appear in the EE.
PJ must not give up on The Hobbit. He MUST make it, and only he can.