There's just so much to process after three hours and twenty minutes of Middle-Earthen goodness. I sat gobsmacked through frenetic battles, stunning landscapes and moving heroics. The Return of the King treated me to a magnificent standard of elegant storytelling. Peter Jackson & Co have hit upon so many emotional elements in the series with a combination of precision and class befitting the first story I ever treasured. So much compassion is evoked from Tolkien's narrative that, at several points while in the theatre, my previous and current experiences with Middle-Earth fused and --don't tell any one about this--I just cried... like a baby. I'll try to post my collected thoughts in full after I get the chance to take-in another viewing during this holiday season. h3. Hail to the King Baby!