TTT receives the highest average critics' rating of any wide release movie this year.

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2002)

If you have any doubt as to the greatness and critical acclaim this movie is receiving, then take a look at this site. If you just click on any movie, and then look at the left side, you will see all the years movies, with wide release movies on top, and limited release movies on the bottom. TTT had a average score of 90. The only movie that scored higher was Lion King. But if you click on it, you will see it has a pathetic 3 reviews (it was probably shown on IMAX or something) Anyways, is Lion King anywhere near the best movies of this or any year? Of course not. Hey, I like animated movies too, but Lion King? Come on, gimme a break.
It is quite surprising that no other movie even scored in the eighties. In fact, the next highest rated movies were 8 Mile with Eminem and Punch Drunk Love (have no clue who's in the movie), both with 78. Catch Me If You Can scored 75. Lilo and Stitch scored 76. Solaris and the much ballyhooed Gangs of New York both only scored 70. Those are the ONLY movies in the 70s.

TTT is not just the best movie of the year. It was the best movie BY FAR. I think the stupidity of those who have a low opinion of this epic masterpiece is made even more evident now.
http://metacritic.com/film/titles/twotowers