Bad title!

Rating: 5/10 (6 March 2003)

Maybe I'm a grouch but while this movie is a visual treat and an awesome achievement, it should not be graced with the title as it has far too many unnecessary departures from the book to be considered a "film of the book" These (gratuitous?) changes spoiled the film for me I'm afraid. The Lord of the Rings saga has enough action and story for anyone without inventing bits like Aragorn's fall which did nothing for the story and nearly killed the actor in the process!
I can't see how Return of the King will hang together now as too many events not in the book have changed the story now.
Alas, an opportunity missed.