The Return of the Rings is the brilliant climax to the film version of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is powerful with great filming, characterization, and special effects. The acting was great with the friendship between Frodo and Sam being especially powerful, an accurate reflection of the book. It is hard to imagine finer casting possible for the roles. In many cases films are not nearly as good as the book, but this is different. It stays close enough to the original that it complements the book. I hope to watch it with my daughter when she is more mature after we read the series.