Fabulous ending to the trilogy

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2004)

Now that I've seen all three of the Lord of the Ring movies, I'd like to pass along thanks to all the people who came together to make the books a reality. It was nothing short of amazing. If Tolkien himself had been on the set, I don't think a better job could have been done. The attention to even the smallest detail paid off in making the visuals so incredibly realistic in all three movies. You could almost feel yourself there watching the struggle - but from a safe distance.
The films do not in any way detract from reading the books. In fact, I find it rather nice to have actual faces and voices to put to the characters as I re-read the books again. The trilogy will always remain a favourite of mine, whether in book form or the movies. There were changes made to the original, but the story itself was told pretty much in its entirety. This will undoubtedly be the benchmark for all future movies of this type for many years to come. While the end of the movie differed greatly from the book, the story `ended' the same way. The book ending was actually covered in Galadriel's mirror so nothing was really left out or lost.