ROTK lifts all three even higher!

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2003)

I had read that Elijah Wood thought that ROTK was better than the first two, put together. Well, it is true in a sense, until you have time to reflect on them all - because ROTK makes them both better! I can recall muttering oaths under my breath during the fight with the Balrog in FOTR. And again with the Balrog and pretty much all through Helm's Deep in The Two Towers. But I muttered, laughed, cringed, jumped and cried through 95% of this movie!
Return of the King begins in an unexpected place, quietly wraps an arm around you while you watch the opening, then grips you tight as you soar through the rest of the movie. Woe to you if you fail to visit the facilities during the previews! You may find yourself dancing in the exit corridor, unwilling or even unable to tear yourself away to make that mad dash!
Watch it, and watch it again. You will not see anything better in this century. Well, except the extended DVD!