It's great. Does have a couple minor flaws, but stilll...

Rating: Null/10 (21 December 2003)

awfully good.
Spoilers below am sure!
Everyone has pretty well pointed out what I would-but here goes a few...
*Sir Petey Jax really, REALLY liked the At-At walkers in Empire Strikes Back. Yes he did.
*The whole green undead Scooby-Doo army which pours into Minas Tirith reminded me of those of Geographic specials on rampaging Jungle ants/termites, ya know? An all out advancing horde.
*In the book-they don't quite get to the city, the help knock off the Corsairs in the South, some Gondor types and Aragorn's guys sail upriver and do the Minas Tirith Rescue deed instead. Big deal. I prefer this actually.
*Whole Orodruin goes blooey/finale outside the Black Gates was good too.
*Leaving out Saruman is stupid.
*Leaving out the 'Mouth of Sauron' was unfortunate too. Given the fact that Both these scenes were filmed, and they've about 6 different endings piled one on top of another here-you'd think Jax coulda made room for'em both.
*It was kinda emotional at times too, and exciting to boot. Can't imagine this will be robbed at Oscar time this year; it will get its share of the award loot at last.
**** outta ****. Yeah it's that good.