The movie that establishes LOTR as the best trilogy ever!

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 2003)

First off I'm rating the 3rd part of the trilogy, if I were to rate the trilogy as a whole I would give it a 10 because nothing compares to LOTR. Starwars? can't say the first trilogy compares, those films were made over 25 years ago, and the 3rd episode is not out yet so I have to exclude the 2nd Starwars trilogy from the comparison.
The Return of the king is the greatest out of the 3 movies. The FOTR introduced the characters and had classic scenes in it, but not as exciting as the ROTK. TTT started out slow, although it had the best non Cgi battle ever in the battle of helm's deep. The ROTK is Jackson's best film in terms of his directing. I thought he did the best job at pacing the movie, creating the largest Cgi aided battle ever, and having such tremendous actors to work with. Every character in this movie seems like they are born for the role, and you really get to care for these characters like no other film, what more can you ask for in a film? jaw dropping visuals, balanced special effects, blends Cgi and realism like no other movie, and of course top-notch acting.
This movie sets the standards of future films. In my mind it tops out Matrix and the Starwars flicks, I mean, seriously, what films, blend in all of the essentials of a perfect film? Great Acting, amazing sets that should be considered a sin, if they knock them all down, and demolish such beautiful sets. cgi used sparingly, and a Cgi character(Gollum) that probably deserves the best supporting actor oscar. Jackson gets your blood pumping and plays with your emotions. Just when you think something is going to happen, just the opposite does, I can't remember being on the edge of a seat for so long. One Flaw....any time you adapt a story from a book, important parts are cut out..and people that complain about the running time, shouldn't go to the theatre to see such long movies. **** 4 stars