Arguably the best film of all time

Rating: 10/10 (25 February 2004)

Yep. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is over. It's made truck loads of money. Won too many awards to count. The most critically acclaimed trilogy of all time. Massive fan base. Best adaptation of all time. Wonderfully well-made movies. Yep, I think that qualifies it as the best film of all time. It's easier to look at the entire trilogy as one big movie than it is to look at them at three different movies. And looking back at it, there's just no competition for this league of cinematic brilliance. The story is wonderfully well fleshed out, you really care for the charactors because the acting is perfect, the adventure is so involving that you feel like you are a participant, not a spectator. And the film just looks amazing. The visual quality is so eye-catching and keeps you so entertained and involved that the story just comes naturally, and by the time it's all over, you realise that you had a great time watching it. This is the definition of a good film. It entertains, moves, makes you laugh, makes you cry. It's fun at times, heart-wrenching at others. Awe-inspiring, and also un-nerving (like Gollum's origin story!).

When you look at the entire trilogy, you can only commend Peter Jackson and his crew for what they have achieved. Never before has a trilogy been so perfect and well-made. Star Wars comes to mind, but those movies didn't recieve quite as much acclaim as LotR. It certainly got a lot of fans, but LotR got just as many. Godfather also comes to mind, but nobody liked the third movie, so, as a trilogy, it just can't compete.
So LotR has earned the title of best trilogy ever. There may a few rouge souls out there who disagree, but it is. The films just flow wonderfully, the story really builds, and the charactors really evolve, and you care greatly for them. The adventure over the three films is so entertaining and transfixing that you can't stop watching them. I honestly don't know how many times I've watch Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. These movies are just amazing.
The Return of the King is possibly the best movie of all three, although it's hard to say, since it's all one story. RotK definitely deserves to win Best Picture at the Oscars this year, and it's title as the second film to ever pass the 1 Billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office is well-earned.
This trilogy will live forever, and will go down in history. It great to be around when these things happen, because these movies will become classics, and pass down through generations.
Quite simply the best film ever made.