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I can't see how this movie was not even NOMINATED for best picture. It is on par with all the other big epic pictures that have won it, like Ben Hur. This movie deserved it more than the typical mushy love story Apartment - what is it with the Academy Awards and mushy love stories? Why can't they understand that this movie was not just a diversion, but a historical non-biased account on the foundation of one of the most critical countries of the world?

I suppose that sometimes the show's reviewers can be funny, but I think that their commentaries detract from the show, because many of the movies don't need them to be funny. If they just showed the movies, without the commentaries (they could show introductions), I think it would be better. Sometimes, I can't figure out what's going on because they talk too much! I want to here the movie talk! I can comment by my self, thank you very much.

I'll be brief. I have not read any of the books, nor have a seen any of the television previews for this movie, so this was the first time I quite literally was at the edge of my seat! This movie rocked! My favourite part was when the ents finally assaulted Eisenguard, broke the dam, and watching all of Saruman's minions, and thus his dream of conquest, flush down the drain. The look of his face made me smile. I had no idea about the outcome of the battle of Helms Deep. In fact, I thought they were going to loose! After all, the track record about winning and losing in this series is fairly balanced. This was a true feel good movie, with a moral that even if there is few good in this world, it is worth fighting for.

Also, with all the readers complaining how Peter Jackson hasn't kept to the book, remember that he is there to film a movie, not film a book. Why can't you critique the movie on its own?