I can't stop gushing; oscar consideration

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2002)

I've seen a lot of movies, action and other genres. I have never seen a film so rich, nor have I enjoyed watching one that much. The scenery and sets had me wishing for a LOTR theme-park in New Zealand. The actors' performances were definetly more impressive in TTT. The action scenes were the best I've ever seen. And the effects were the icing on the cake. I would ask any critics to compare TTT to two similar films that have won Best Picture (Braveheart and Gladiator). The TTT is a better story. While Viggio Mortensen generally may not be on par with Russell Crowe or Mel Gibson, he is better in this role than they were in their movies. It shouldn't matter, because Elijah Wood gives a better performance than any of them. I would say that TTT is better than either of those movies, and should get strong consideration in an otherwise weak year. It's a better film than FOTR. I went in fully expecting to be disappointed because TTT could not possibly live up to FOTR. I was really wrong. Now, I don't want to see ROTK, because 1) I don't think it can live up to the TTT and 2) it will be the end of the story.