The best of the three

Rating: Null/10 (21 December 2003)

Return of the King is the most anticipated movie of 2003 and has not let audiences down. It's a rich and masterful collaberation of amazing visual effects, wonderful acting, superior story, and sweeping emotion.

Frodo, Sam, and Gollum make their final stage to Mt. Doom to destroy the One Ring, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli summon a cursed army within a mountain, Merry joins the Rohirrim cavalry, Pippin becomes a soldier of Gondor, and all people unite to fight the evil forces at the Battle of the Pellenor Fields. This battle is by far the most spectacular battle scene ever filmed. 100,000 orcs storm the city of Minas Tirith with super-trolls, wargs, Fells Beasts, and Oliphaunts.
A wonderful part of the film is when Pippin says to the wizard, Gandalf that he is scared to die. Gandalf comforts him is saying what happens in the afterlife, how there is no more pain, and that the land appears with a quick sunrise.
The film is very long at 3 1/4 hours so I warn you to not drink anything before hand. However, it will feel like the fastest 3 hours in your life and you will want to see it again and again. However, if you are just being introduced into this story, please see the first two films or you will be totally and utterly lost.
Return of the King is the best film of the year and is sure to be a crowning favourite.