If it doesn't win the Oscar - the Academy's a joke!

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2003)

Granted - I'm a bit biased - I love Tolkien and believe Jackson has done justice to the series. However, I believe that anyone who sees this last film in the trilogy will marvel at its fluidity, wonder at its marvelous scenary and special effects - and more importantly - fall in love with the world that Tolkien and Peter Jackson have created. Though this is a lengthy movie - I never once "felt" the length during the viewing at the theater. The acting was marvelous, the editing superb! I had tears in my eyes within the first hour simply because of the magnitude of what Jackson has done. I can harldy wait until next year when the extended DVD comes out. My husband and I are huge movie fans - and I believe this is truly one of the best movies I have ever laid eyes on. It deserves the Oscar and I would recommend anyone who loves a good movie to go see this - in the theater - and without delay.