Glad that chapter of my life is over

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2003)

I know it's blasphemy because the Lord of the Rings is the greatest thing ever done, but I'm getting really tired of hearing that this is the greatest film ever made--cause it's not. I didn't see anything here that I didn't see in the first two movies. In fact, this one seemed overly sentimental. It took at least one hour into it before anything interesting happened. Truth be told, I only saw this out of obligation, again because the Lord of the Rings is the greatest thing ever done and only idiots don't like it.

I find it hard to understand why they cut Christopher Lee's scenes, but left the almost never-ending denouement. After three hours, I honestly could care less about these characters, especially Sam having a sham marriage so that no one would think he had a thing for the "Frod". I just wanted to stand up, go home, and get on with my life.
Also, did this movie need to be so long?!? In the end, Frodo writes the whole story of his adventures in a book so small, it would have taken 20 minutes to film--and that's the whole trilogy. I could only wish I had been watching *that* movie. They shouldn't be allowed to make movies so long until movie theater chair technology advances to where I can sit that long comfortably.
Now, don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad movie and you should probably see it, or read the book, because you need to care and know what happens to these characters. It's the most important thing that has ever happened. More important than the discovery of America, landing on the moon, whatever Paris Hilton is doing, and even Christmas. So see it, but only do it once. I can't imagine bringing myself to seeing this movie again. If it really were the greatest movie ever, I'm sure I would.