The Greatest Motion Picture of all time

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2003)

Not just the best action film, or the best fantasy but the best storytelling also. It is perfect in every way, and there is clearly scenes cut for theatrical release, but it works anyway. The immense scale of Helm's Deep, the wonder of the Ent's, the achievement of Gollum... the camerawork/photography, score, acting, and so on are all excellent. It has restored my faith in film making and also made me question my previous adoration for recent Star Wars movies, and other supposedly great event movies.