One of the Few Films From This Decade That Will Be Remembered.

Rating: 9/10 (20 October 2009)

Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) is a true epic, a film that Tolkien himself would have been proud of. As the three film quest comes to a brilliant and stupendous close, it isn't hard to imagine that these three movies, that have given us the equivalent of the "Star Wars" trilogy for the twenty-first century, will be remembered in thirty years time, just like "Star Wars" is. It is intriguing to compare both trilogy's, as after all, George Lucas's movies freely borrowed bits and pieces from J. R. R. Tolkien's books. Both of them start off with a farm boy who is sucked into dark and dangerous times where he must triumph over unimaginable evil. In both films, epic battles take place that you will remember your decades to come. And in both cases, good totally eradicates evil. Anyone who was involved with the creation of "The Lord of the Rings" should be very, very proud to have help create this masterwork.