Where is Return of the King, my Precioussss?

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2003)

Any movie that can do justice to what I consider the best book of all time gets a 10/10. Possible bad things Faramir's character is changed substantially, from one of my personal favorite characters to what amounts to another Boromir. I hope they attempt to rectify that in ROTK. I have a feeling they will. Also, having Frodo and Sam go to see Denethor was uncalled for, and I am not sure what that accomplished. Definite good things--Gollum/Smeagol is the most complex, (bizzarre?) character I can think of in literature, and PJackson got it dead on. Try watching the Phantom Menace, and how crappy of a job they did with Jar Jar, among other things, and then watch this, and tell me the effects aren't better. Or Attack of the Clones, or the Hulk, or pretty much any other movie ever made, with exceptions I cannot think of. Holy cow. Smeagol might have every psychological disease known to man. The dialogue/confrontation between Smeagol, Sam, and Frodo was superb. Aragorn was awesome. Pretty much everything was awesome. People complain about the Ent sequences being slow, but if you read the book, it seems to drag on there, too. I mean seriously, don't be so hasty. I thought FOTR was also excellent, but that this one was better. Not sure why, but I think it's because I just like the last two thirds of the book better than the exposition (FOTR). Anyway, this is the best movie I have ever seen, and I expect it to remain that way for about 4 more months until ROTK comes out. And for crying out loud people, READ THE BOOK TOO! (First, if you have a brain.)