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There is no doubt that LOTR was a fantastic acheivement. The sheer scope of what was attempted and the technical excellence in how it was executed deserves tonnes of praise... but Best Picture...?
Gimme a break.
As a stand alone film, ROTK does not succeed. You need to have seen the first two to put it into context. Dialogue between characters was reasonably ropey for the most part and most of the film was action (i.e. non-dialogie) based anyway.
It's no more deserving of Best Picture than The Matrix or even any Star Wars film would be. It's a great fantasy film - but that's it.
This is the first time since Titanic (another film I enjoyed) that I have not agreed with the Academy. But hey, that's what it's all about! Things would be boring if everyone agreed all the time!
- S
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