Visit any effects or movie-related website today and you’re sure of one thing – a mention of the latest and last film in Peter Jackosn’s epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Return Of The King, which opens worldwide today and has already been voted as possibly the best film of the year. The IMDB features a round-up of the latest reviews, while Rotten Tomatoes points to a 98% “fresh” review rating (only two from 98 reviews so far have had any minor bad words to say). Reviews are absolutely everywhere, so visit your favorite movie sites to get their low-down (and it’s all pretty positive!) on the movie.

And how could Peter Jackson top all this, apart from making good on his promise to return to Middle Earth and complete the cycle by directing a prequel film of The Hobbit? Well don’t forget that, next year, the Extended Edition of Return Of The King will come to DVD, expanding on the story to include many additional scenes, and rumored to be clocking in at over four and a quarter hours! In fact, quite a few reviewers have been reigning in their appraisal of the current theatrical cut in anticipation of the Extended Edition being even more worthwhile! Visit the official Lord Of The Rings movie site for more details on the trilogy.