TheLordOfTheRings

　　I'veneverseenaserieslikethis.Atrilogyofmoviescreatedwithsuchloveandcareandutterperfectionofcraftthatyoucan'thelpbutwalkawayandwonderhowdidPeterJacksonmakethispossible?Ihavealwayslovedtheoriginal"StarWars"and"IndianaJones"seriesfortheirepicstorytelling,andjustforjustfittinginasagreatmomentincinema.Thisshouldbe,willbe,rememberedwithasmuchreveredfondnessforgenerationstocome.Theydonotmakefilmsliketheseanymore.

　　Asastandalonefilm,itpicksupimmediatelywhere"TwoTowers"ends,sobrushupbeforeseeingit.I'vereadthebooks,andtheanticipationofseeingsomeofthemoreprofoundmomentsinthisfilmmademekindofviewitwitharushedsenseofperspective.Iwantedtomakesureeverythinginthisfilmwasdone"right".Andwhenithappened,itwas.Iwillneedtoseethisagaintoenjoyeverythingonamorecasuallevel.

　　Thecastcomesthroughoncemore.Themusicalscoreretainsitsbeauty,eleganceandpower.Thespecialeffects,notablyGollumagain,arenothinglessthanbreathtaking,andsimplymovethestoryalong.Thebattlesaremonumentallyhugeandexciting.Therearesomelibertiestakenwiththestory,especiallyduringtheendwiththehomecoming,andyet,everythingthatneededtobecoveredregardingthemaincharacterswashandled.Afterthegreatestmomentoftheseriesresolvesitself,thestoryprovidedabreather.Andgivesagood-byetofriendsseenonscreenforthelastthreeyears.Itwastrulyabittersweetfeelinginrealizingthattherewillbeno"Rings"moviein2004.Iwillmissthistalentedgroupofactors.