Three years, one story, and one giddy school boy.

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 2003)

Peter Jackson's culmination opened today worldwide and I must say he leaves you feeling like the wait was worth...and it was. Without giving anything away, the movie clocks in at a little over three hours, leaving plenty of time to wrap up the loose ends. I did sense a feeling a disorientation for the first half of the movie i.e. the build-up to war and Sam/Frodo/Gollum's journey seemed to switch off quite a bit, while leaving me thinking things were left out that should have been kept in. But the finale was as grandiose and beautiful as any movie(not just epic) as one will ever encounter. See it once; see it twice, see it with friends and loved ones. There's no other reason to go out this holiday season and gain some morality back from a time a year that is as hectic as it is enjoyable. And if you don't know what I'm speaking of then you'll never know until you see the Return of the King.