Thank you. - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Reviews

In 1977, I was transported into a world of awe and wonder through the groundbreaking movie magic of George Lucas' Star Wars. Subsequently, I grew up with characters who meant something to me, and followed the story of hope, struggle, and the triumph of good over evil- throughout the trilogy. I never thought a movie could-or would- be better at telling this classic tale, and in my 33 years, I've yet to see anything that came close to "affecting" me as a movie goer. Two things you should know up front: I've never read Tolkein's books, and I have only recently seen Fellowship and Two Towers as Dvd rentals in late November of 2003. I merely dismissed all the hype over the movies as "trendy". I'm an idiot. After being severely let down by the Matrix trilogy- and the last 2 Star Wars movies- I finally feel some form of vindication. Return of the King is everything you could hope for in a movie and more! I've just returned from the theater, and I have been home for less than 30 minutes...and I can't wait to catch the matinee showing tomorrow! I really don't feel it's my place to go into the technical details over why I loved this movie- and the entire trilogy: I'm still only a "newbie" or an "outsider" to this story. Read the other reviews- most will echo the sentiment or spirit of mine. All I can add is my thanks to Peter Jackson for having the vision of telling a fantastic tale with absolutley the best visuals I've ever seen on film. This is what the experience of going to the movies SHOULD be. My only regret is that I never got to see the first two movies on the big screen to enjoy their majestic spleandor and magic. My sincerest "Thanks" to Peter Jackson- and the entire cast-for making a movie(s) that put these tired, old bones back into the body of a 7 yr old child for 3 fantastic hours of awe and wonder.