as rousing and enthralling an epic fantasy adventure as any ever committed to film

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 2007)

No amount of accolades seem to do justice to The Lord of the Rings. This is film-making at its most masterful, an epic adventure of extraordinary scope and depth, balancing its spectacular visual spectacle and deeply stirring emotional power without shortchanging either.With The Return of the King, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy has firmly cemented its status as three of the greatest films ever made. This is sheer cinematic brilliance at work, visually stunning, profoundly moving, and virtually unparalleled. "Enthralling" seems to be the only word to accurately describe The Return of the King. We are kept riveted on the edge of our seats for three hours, with the result that by the end we are almost emotionally exhausted- in the most satisfying way. Everyone involved can be proud of what they have accomplished here, and in particular Peter Jackson, without whom this brilliant film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic story would likely never have been made. Well-done seems a vast understatement.