Massive conclusion of a saga-with an add on ending. 9/10.

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2003)

At first the movie picks up the threads where the Two Towers ended. This is done at personal/individual levels-we follow the protagonists as events grow more massive and Middle Earth. However, the Saruman subplot is noticably absent.
War with Saurons' armies is joined, and huge battles are fought, using ground breaking CGI. Meanwhile Frodo, Gollum and Sam continue their quest to destroy the ring.
This is an excellent movie, and a magnificient tale well worth watching, though I wonder why there is a long (20 minutes or so) add on ending that does not really add anything substantial to the movie ? They could have saved this for the extended version I think, and included the Saruman clips instead.
Anyway, this is an excellent movie, and arguably the best in the trilogy; it does not feel too long despite 3h30min runtime.
Go watch it!
9/10