Yeah, Clinton...saw it this afternoon, and I agree with you in every way. A truly grand and marvelous movie, bringing great dignity to most (if not all) of the characters. This trio of films has shown how to really do a trilogy...film all 3 parts in one go, while the actors are still young-looking (or whatever age they are when it starts). Then it retains its full vitality and freshness.

This is the first time I've seen a part 3 of anything that was even better than parts 1 and 2.

And Ooh-Ahh...I agree wholeheartedly that the "Let's go hunt some Orc" line in #2 was utterly dreadful...but I can live with it. These were the finest movies ever done on a subject like this, and there's no way any set of movies that isn't collectively about 40 hours in length can possibly do justice to everything that's in the books. Simply can't be done.

Complaining about trivial flaws here and there in LOTR is like having a girlfriend who is sweet, beautiful, intelligent, idealistic, and courageous...and breaking up with her because she has a mole on her left cheek and burped once at dinner...

The guys who played Frodo and Sam...they have nailed those roles for all time. Couldn't be better, in my opinion. And I've read the books, oh, about 15 or more times. Truly stupendous!

Annie Lennox's song is great too, and very appropriate.

- LH