With a saga so all encompassing Peter Jackson scores

Rating: 9/10 (7 March 2007)

I have been a "Lord of The Rings" fan since 1970 when I first read the trilogy. Peter Jackson has done a masterful job, with the help of Fran Walsh of bringing it to the movie screen. For those who would complain about what is left out from the book, admittedly I would like to have seen more but until someone decides to do a thirty hour mini-series this will remain the definitive "LOTR." I have just finished watching the extended version of "Return of the King" and I am not surprised that it has broken or tied almost every record in Hollywood. they could have handed out twenty-four more Oscars for the principal actors and they would have been well justified.
It will be very hard for the motion picture industry to create any film that will ever beat out this feature for the sheer magnificence of the scale of the film. This one will top the record books for decades to come.