Simply Stunning Perfection

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2003)

I was very impressed by how faithfully the movie retold Tolkien's epic story. During my first viewing of the movie, there were scenes that felt very familiar, because they were so perfectly matched to my imagination from reading the book. If you've seen the first two movies, you know that every actor does a stellar job. But more so than the first two movies, "Return of the King" had many emotionally gripping moments. Many scenes were directed so well that they triggered exactly the same emotions as the book had intended. The movie's special effects were wonderful. The Battle of Pelennor Fields was the best movie battle scene I had ever seen. The soundtrack beautifully augmented the movie's tension and excitement. I have nothing but glowing recommendations for this movie - go see it!!