kryptonianmutie
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Funny, I always thought TT was the best of the three. The whole night battle at Helm's Deep was beautifully done, as was Gollum's introduction and characterization. Now THAT may be an unpopular opinion. I always thought FOTR moved very slowly (though, so did the book, so I've never faulted Jackson for it). I do agree that ROTK is the worst of the three, though. Overly long, and I've always felt the whole Paths of the Dead segment could've been skipped like the Barrow-Downs, Tom Bombadil, and Saruman's Shire takeover, without losing anything (and possibly gaining by it's absence).
I have the exact same take on the LOTR movies as you do. When I think of great second films in a series TT ranks right up there with ESB IMO.