The Most Useless Comment ...

Rating: Null/10 (29 November 2003)

I call this the most useless comment because, most likely, everyone reading this has seen the film ... so there is really no point in commenting... however, the reason I am is because movies that excel beyond the point of masterpiece deserve to have comments ...
If that last line didn't make it obvious enough, this movie climbs the tower of masterpieces and finds itself a nice little spot at the top. There is no way around it; if you didn't like this movie, then you were sitting in the wrong theater and you must have seen Cabin Fever by accident ... I usually end with the rating, but I think I'll start with this one; without a doubt, 10/10, five stars out of five, however you want to scale it, it gets the highest marks.
However, I will justify these marks, because I rarely give five stars, so here's the reasons ...
The Good News:
The whole movie ... every single part of it ... it's an epic adventure with the strongest plot push I have ever seen in a trilogy, dare I say even stronger than Empire Strikes Back ... without question, this movie makes you glad you saw the first and beyond the bounds of anticipation in desire to see the third (December 17th, get here fast!) The acting is superior, to the point where you truly feel for the characters. The script is insurmountable, catching what must be the very heart of Middle Earth and translating into picture, sight and sound. The music is awe-inspiring, and a great cheer must go out to Howard Shore and the voice talents that he found to carry this movie from stronger to strongest. And, above all, we cannot forget the power of the novel that inspired this movie and it's successor and predecessor; the unrivaled writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and his epic universe of Middle-Earth.
There can be no argument to say that this movie does not deserve to be where it stands. Number 4 film (at time of writing) on the IMDB's top 250 films; it's predecessor, number eight, and should it's successor reach the same heights, it will be the highest trilogy on the list, not to mention this film being the number four film. If memory serves, the IMDB hosts 150,000 films; I dare someone to stand up and try to knock the number four film out of 150,000 ... what leg can you possibly stand on?

This movie will entertain for years to come; it will undoubtedly become one of those films that everyone has seen, and will be able to talk about for hours. And I will see you all December 17th, when the Return of the King concludes this most powerful trilogy.