re: What is the best movie that has also done its source book the most justice?

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Again yes!

Having read everything LOTR Myself, my friends and Hollywood never thought it could be done visually. They pulled it off in spectacular ways.

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done its source book the most justice?

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This was the question. Not "which movie most translated its source book verbatim".

You are confusing the two

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The movies are fantastic visually, and do capture a lot.

They misfire on several important themes.

Some major points are:
The Ring is ultimate addictive Evil with a capital E, it must be destroyed because it will always succeed in corrupting. Faramir can not desire it, and then choose to let it go... it doesn't allow that.

Aragorn is noble and righteous, he will not use the weapons of the Enemy, even at great need. This is why Sauron fails to understand him. If he were to use the Dead as he did in the movie, that whole point is tossed out the window. It looks cool, but it's still crossing the line into evil deeds. You can't say "for the greater good" when you are basing your whole premise on being virtuous.

We can agree to disagree, and I love both. I just think we can find movies that do their source books "more justice", because in my opinion, staying true to the books IS doing them justice.