the most amazing film i've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2003)

pay no attention to selfish people who think the films need to be word for word replicas of the books, the last two were amazing and stunning, well acted and truly epic in scale and scope, this one outdoes the first two in every possible way. first thing i have to say is try not to compare these films to the books so closely, they are faithful reconstructions of the core idea behind the books. they are in no way meant to be exact word for word translations, to do that would take far too much time and money, it would be impossible. taking that into consideration, we pick up exactly were we so unwillingly left our heroes, at the brink of war, a nice flash back to smeagul's beginnings starts us of and it is beautifully done and very faithful to the sections i remember from the book.
i can honestly say i have never seen anything so astounding, so exciting and so moving, this is quite simply my favourite film, and it rounds of the greatest trilogy of all time very well, all loose ends tied, all characters accounted for, we are not left wondering is all i will say (i dont like to spoil it)
its nice to see a director who makes a film not focus on one character but on the strengths of the whole cast, who are fabulous in their roles. frodo and sam are excellent again in their peril, and aragorn is convincing to say the least. gandalf is inspirational and even the 2 annoying hobbits are good for a laugh and the odd tear.
the best thing to do is see the first 2 again before going, ignore people who say "tolkien is rolling over in his grave" had he made the films he'd have done no better a job than peter jackson did given reasonable creative control, i mean come on to replicate the whole story onto screen would be like, what, 30 hours or more of film? please just be greatful that peter jackson has tried his damnedest to make them enjoyable films, and in mine, and many others opinions he has exceeded expectations by lightyears.

just go to see it and when your so excited that your bum is hovering of the seat constantly at the battles and dialogue scenes, remember that peter jackson had to make realistic and easy to access films because, lets face it, tolkien could babble like there was no tomorrow, and to try to reproduce it word for word would be impossible.
if this doesnt get the best picture this year (considering the tripe we have seen so far) i'll be shocked beyond words. do yourself a favour, see this film, you will love every minute of it. and try to remember its a film not a book. how people can be so ungrateful towards such a stunning effort of cinematic gold is beyond me. saying that both films are in the top 10 of the top 250 movies of all time voted by us the fans of FILMS so they must be better than the hardcore tolkien fans lead people to believe.
i am going to see this film at least 10 times before it leaves the cinema, and i feel terrible when i think that there wont be one next christmas. oh well, i'll just watch all three at home! 100 out of 10