Epic, Grand... makes your head reel...

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

Wow. As one who has never read the books, I initially had a little bit of hard time digesting the new characters in TTT. But, just like in the "first" installment, Fellowship of the Ring, the movie's story grows on you... even after leaving the theatre. Questions begin to arise about this character's motivation, or what are "they" going to do next.
I think it's attributable to depth. Depth of story, depth of character... your mind stays working, trying to figure it all out. I love it!

The battle scenes -- particularly Helms Deep -- is just Epic, with a capital E. At the next viewing I believe I'll pick a seat further from the screen just to try and take it all in. (If that's possible).
The complexity, the scale, the cinematography... what a movie! Easily the best 10 score this year.