Tolkien's Treasures...

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2003)

Everything I thought would be good about this film was 50 times better than expected. The extensive 3 hours 20 minutes running time seemed to pass by as if I were watching a television sitcom. From the title scroll across the screen to the last ending credit was I mesmerized. The visual effects in the Pellenor Fields battle, the encounter with Shelob, the Army of the Dead, and the final battle at the Black Gate of Mordor were fantastic, along with Frodo's last struggle with Gollum (a perfect performance by Andy Serkis in the film's beginning, by the way). The movie ended in such a great way, with the Fellowship finally meeting again after 13 months, the crowning of King Aragorn, the hobbits' return to their beloved Shire, and Frodo's journey to the Grey Havens along with the elves, Bilbo, and Gandalf. This movie was perfect in every way, and thank you Peter Jackson for creating the best trilogy in film history! The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King-10/10