Before I’m mercilessly accused of overstating my case or, worse yet, deluded fangirling, allow me to elaborate. Tolkien’s revered Lord of the Rings trilogy is nothing short of the finest feat of fantasy filmmaking in the past 50 years, and perhaps beyond. Simply put (which is torturous, with subject matter this infinite in scope), Peter Jackson’s adaptation and visualization of J.R.R.
Let’s just get the sweeping accolades out of the way. Suzanne Scott on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King