Fox News' Roger Friedman:"Early last evening I got to see about 20 minutes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"
Peter Jackson's third and final installment in his epic rendering of the Tolkien books.
As we could have predicted, the scenes a few of us had the pleasure of screening were top-notch,
indicating that Jackson and the folks at New Line Cinema will go boldly into this year's Oscar race with
every intention of winning.
And why not? "Return" looks amped for success. We saw about five completed sequences.
A couple of them involved Frodo, Sam, and Gollum. Two others were impressive, expansive battle scenes.
We got a look at Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Bernard Hill and Hugo Weaving —
as well as at Elijah Wood and Sean Astin — in full regalia.
One thing that jumped off the screen right away: Howard Shore 's terrific score seems even better
used in "Return." And Jackson has grown even more accomplished with his special effects and CGI.
One battle scene in particular, which starts with about 500 extras and then pulls back to an army of
computer-generated thousands, will be quite stunning on the big screen.
Will "Return" finally earn this group some well-deserved Oscars? In all likelihood, Jackson is the front-runner
for Best Director, certainly, a nod to the enormous achievement of these three films. And this year, maybe
for the first time, Hill, Astin, and a couple of the other actors will be up for Best Supporting slots.
Bem... tudo indica o melhor, claro k tinha de ser à 3ª.
Esperemos bem que sim, no minimo Best Director e Best Picture

vááááá... Best Score.