How dare they cut out Christopher Lee!!

Rating: 6/10 (19 December 2003)

I am going to keep this short and sweet. As per the now common LOTR receipt we have exotic shots, sweeping battle scenes, fabulous acting and wonderous special effects. Never the less this film never ends! Just when you think it has ended and you feel satisfied the screen fades to black and we're back at "the shire" once again. Peter Jackson is an excellent director but why do have to see a useless plot point such as Sam's home and family when all of Christopher Lee's scenes, including an elaborate death scene, are left on the cutting room floor? Jackson claimed the choice was a simple matter of viewing time. Yes the film is too long and needed to be trimmed down. sadly it would seem they made all the wrong cuts which puts a severe hampering on this final installment in the trilogy.