The Glasgow-based actor hasn't had much downtime lately and in May, he and the rest of the LOTR cast will head back to New Zealand to film pick-up shots for the trilogy's last installment, The Return of the King.
Boyd has seen part of a rough cut of Return and says the new film is by far the best.
"I don't think people have any idea - it's incredible," says Boyd, who still keeps in touch with his co-stars, including Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom and John Rhys-Davies.
"We've started with the best source material and then the script they wrote is probably the best screenplay I've ever read."
"I was nearly in tears just reading the screenplay. It was so emotional.
On top of that, people already know the character and have been on journeys with all these guys. This is sort of the end of all those stories. It's just got so much going for it before (Jackson) adds the special touches."
Boyd was disappointed that Jackson was snubbed in the best director category at this year's Academy Awards and says it would be a "travesty" if he is overlooked next year.
"What he has done, no director has ever done," Boyd says emphatically.
I guess the news here is that the rough cut is missing enough that the entire cast is going down to NZ for pickups this spring! Egads!