Better the second time around

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2003)

The film greatly benefits from a second viewing. The first time I saw it at the end of Trilogy Tuesday, I viewed it as a film critic might, or a fan of the books. I was too busy trying to take everything in and noting the changes from Tolkien's canon to get fully swept up in it. But everything changed with the second viewing on Saturday morning, and I can honestly say I now consider it the best of the three. If you were at all put off by the film the first time you saw it, please give it one more chance. You will be rewarded. 10/10