A Triumph! Epic Film-making at its Pinnacle!

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2004)

I cannot believe we are so lucky to have witnessed one of the best trilogies ever created! This magnificent last installment is beyond belief, it is gloriously sweeping, it is... perfect! What we have here is outstanding writing, near-perfect casting and miraculous special effects. I have felt nothing remotely close to boredom towards the end as some unwise tongues have complained. I think that allowing each character of the Fellowship to have his own ending and closure was not only wonderful but a necessary step to end such a large and unforgettable story. It is so painful to leave these characters at last especially if you're a big fan of the series, and I wasn't one until I first heard about The Lord of the Rings back in 2000. I didn't have any idea who Tolkien was and what he had written! I hope that Peter Jackson will be dutifully rewarded for his unbelievable work once and for all and not only for The Return of the King, but for the whole trilogy as well. Come on members of the Academy, give this living God what he deserves and hand out the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture without further delay! I will go mad if this monumental film does not receive these 2 major awards, and it will seriously affect the credibility of the Academy, as far as I'm concerned. Many scenes in this movie are so epic in scale that you get tears in your eyes and feel shivers running down your spine! For 11 Academy Award nominations, I would very much like to see ROTK win all of them because such a cinematic achievement does not come around often, perhaps once every 20 years. Everyone working on that trilogy has done the impossible, shattering cinematic barriers and setting new benchmarks for epic movie-making. Stunning, superb and unforgettable!