Is it worth your Dinero?

Rating: 9/10 (20 December 2003)

Is the final installment of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy worth your money? It's worth triple your money. Everyone, young and old, rich and poor, Tolkien-fanatic and just movie-goers, alike should be in a theatre watching this movie or have already watched it. Not only is this one of the most exciting movies of the year, it is also the FINAL movie of the greatest trilogy of ALL-TIME.
MAJOR!!!!!!!!!!SPOILERS From the opening sequence with Deagol and Smeagol to the final words of Samwise "Well, I'm back"; The Return of the King encompasses all aspects of an AWESOME movie. The acting (although subpar for a few members of the cast) is astounding, most notably, David Wenham's, Miranda Otto's and Billy Boyd's; all three brought me to tears, the latter the most. I have but one criticism of the movie (but this is one coming from a die-hard Tolkien Fan): The trek to Mount Doom after Sam and Frodo escape Shelob's Lair and the Orc Tower, is extremely truncated. I was very disappointed in the lack of emotional turmoil that I could see in the ring-bearer's face. Otherwise, the battles were EPIC and amazing. The stunts were equally COOL! Especially Legolas' Mumakil stunt and Pippin and Merry WILL see the Shire again. END SPOILERS
Warning to those who have not read the books: you will not appreciate the length of time the endings take up. But for you die-hard fans, YOU'LL LOVE IT! The Return of the King was the perfect ending to the greatest Motion Picture Trilogy in Cinema's History. It would be a great loss to anyone who does not see this movie.