How Would You Make It Better?

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2004)

I noticed that the IMDb staffers gave "The Return of the King" a lower rating than almost any other cross-section of voters. That's not surprising, given that most film industry insiders prefer the kind of acting that takes place on a Broadway stage as opposed to the acting necessary in an action film. While a good movie requires good acting, a good action movie is more than smart dialogue and character development. In the case of "The Return of the King," we have an epic tale, a huge cinema canvas, beautiful cinematography, interesting characters, amazing effects, etc. I have asked myself this question: "How would you make this film any better? The answer is that I seriously doubt that anyone could. In my estimation, "The Return of the King" is the best film ever made in this genre, period.

If you go to movies to watch an adaptation of a Neil Simon play-then avoid `The Return of the King.' If you go to movies to be swept away by amazing special effects, beauty, tragedy and triumph that takes your breath away-this is a movie for you. It is a long movie and I found myself saddened by the fact that the story had to end. Although no film is perfect, I rated this film 10/10-I need to counter-balance the ignorant people who actually gave this film a 1/10. They are proof that there is life on other planets.