JEREMY CRADDOCK
WHAT is there left to say about Peter Jackson's superlative film trilogy that hasn't already been said?
The Return of the King, the final part, is perhaps the best of the three, and the Oscar judges clearly agreed, conferring in all a remarkable 11 Academy Awards on the film.
They said Tolkien's epic fantasy was unfilmable (personally, I found sections of the book unreadable), but Kiwi director Jackson confounded the cynics by producing a trilogy that is by turns enthralling and visually stunning.
Watching The Return of the King on DVD is an exhilarating experience, particularly on a widescreen television. But I suspect the best place to see it is in the cinema where the sheer scale of the production couldn't fail to put you at the heart of the story.
This two-disc edition is jammed with features as tight as an overrun hobbit-hole.
If you missed this at the pictures, but want to find out how the story concludes, you can't miss this.
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