Jackson Five

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2003)

... as in five stars for Peter Jackson's latest installment in the Lord of the Rings "trilogy". What a spectacular film! Visually stunning and breathtaking action sequences. The scriptwriters remain mostly faithful this time around to the source material. My main concern lies with the decision that was made to omit (in the theatrical version) the fate of Saruman and Wormtongue (the latest was such an interesting character in the second movie and was underused in the films).
I certainly look forward to the extended edition set!