brilliant.. may contain spoilers?

Rating: 10/10 (2 January 2003)

What can I say, that everyone else has not said. This movie was amazing. I can't say it was better than FOTR, because they were two totally different movies, with different meanings, philosphies,and whatnot. I saw this movie 3 times in one week, and I plan on going again.
I am not going to go over the story, but just give you the key moments I loved about this movie. Golumm- was amazing. As everyone says, Andy Serkis deserves an Oscar for his performance. He did a brilliant job, and so did the animators. His schyizophrenia, was hilarious, and filmed just right! I was lucky when I went the first night, to be in a full theatre full of lotr's fans, b/c it was like a bond. Before it started, we all clapped and at the end, we all clapped.
I also loved the scenes when Frodo and Sam see all those new evil races. I think that they were all dressed amazing. I loved the Oliphaunts! My all time favorite moment( well i have two) is 1, when Gandalf and Eoumer come on the 5th day, and with all the riders, they ride down that steep mountain and they seem to fly. The music at that moment, is AMAZING! I cry every time I see that. My 2nd favorite is when Treebeard, Merry, and Pippin see the damage that Saruman dealt on the outer trees, and when Treebeard calls his fellow Ents on the "last march of the Ents". The score was equally moving and it still all amazes me.
I give this movie 10/10, and now I must wait a whole year before I do this again..