OMG this movie is SO epic I always cry!!! A true masterpiece and a perfect end to an amazing trilogy!

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2012)

*I'm sorry I took so long to review this, I've been really busy with schooollll!!!! :'(*
OK, so I saw this again the other day on BD for the first time after my BD Extended Box Set (although I had only seen the Extended cut once before, which only contains like 4 scenes that are actually worthwhile. Some, however, like the fight between Gandalf and the Witch-king, which is more of a ''Gandalf getting his arse kicked'' kind of fight, are totally absurd ...) and I lived again the pure GENIUS of this movie. It (along with the entire LOTR trilogy) still stands as one of my favorite movies!
The plot follows the broken Fellowship as they complete each of their tasks (for example, the principal story arc of Sam and Frodo's journey with the treacherous Gollum to Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring once and for all). This is the final movie in the trilogy, and it is recommended you watch the first two before this one, as you WILL NOT understand much if you just jump straight into this one.
The script is very well written, emotional and the dialogue is enchanting (trust me, you will smile and your heart will literally jump with joy and emotion when Pippin yells during the end ''Eaglessss!!! The EAGLES ARE COMINGGG!!'', just like in The Hobbit where they appear unexpectedly! :DDDD) . although some MAJOR changes have been made to the books (which angers me a tiny bit, and is the reason for me giving it a 9 instead of a 10, which if it would've followed the books a bit more, I would have gladly given it). Like, WHAT THE HECK is up with the thing that Arwen is dying!! That never happens in the books. And Denethor's madness just because he's an a*&hole?? In the books it was explained that he was like that since he obtained a palantir and started seeing Sauron's army get ready to attack them and had imagined what would happened. THIS is the reason he's mad. not just because. Before he got the palantir, he was a wise and just steward!! AND of course there is that particular scene where Frodo sends Sam home... OMG, I can't even BEGIN to express my disapproval of that scene. It goes against EVERYTHING about their almost homosexual friendshipppp! O_O
The special effects are excellent here, with Gollum being someone you not even begin to imagine not really there and just a creation of SPX (which, of course he IS, but that's the beauty of it ;) ). This is truly a beautiful movie, specially in BD. The non-CGI environments are also breathtaking.
And... we come to the acting! In here, it is really, REALLY good!! Elijah Wood steals the show, and we truly hate the person he's become while under the influence of the Ring and Gollum's tricky words. Sean Astin, Ian Mckellen and Viggo Mortensen must also be mentioned as Sam (who Sean plays beautifully and acts JUST LIKE his literature counterpart), Gandalf the White and Aragorn respectively.
The music and sound effects are glorious also in here, like the previous movies. The LOTR adventure theme and the sad theme are both amazing. And the Orc cries, human cries when they die, creatures calling, swords clashing, etc., is also worth noting. If you have this on Blu-ray, you MIGHT want to turn the volume to its highest.
And we come to the most amazing part of this conclusion to LOTR: the breathtaking action scenes. This is so amazing!!! Every fight in this movie out-stages EVERY OTHER ACTION SEQUENCE IN THE PREVIOUS FILMSS(except the Battle of Helm's Deep in TTT, which is THE BEST action sequence in the history of fantasy cinema)!! This movie, in that regard and also in the emotional one, is nothing short of EPICCC!!!
All in all, an excellent film an a landmark in fantasy cinema!! LOTR is truly the most epic and enchanting work of fantasy in history. You will laugh, you will cry (with both sadness and pure joy, specially if you read the source material like me!), and you will have a great time. Although it may be a TAD disappointing for the novel fans, the people who loved the other films will surely applaud at the end (although some will applaud anyway because of it's eternal running time, specially extended) and give it a 10 on here. Trust me, IT'S THAT GOODD!! xDDD
Now excuse me, I have 2 go return some videotapes ;)