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Summary: My words cannot do this movie justice
Review: Taken together, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy is perhaps the greatest cinematic effort ever put forth. This movie rivals Ben Hur in scope and Metropolis in vision. Don't get me wrong, this movie isn't without some flaws. At times the editing is choppy, the ending after the climatic battle is long and drawn out, and at times the movies isn't completely faithful to the book. Or so I'm told. I've not actually read the LOTR trilogy by Tolkien. Having not read the trilogy, maybe I'm at a disadvantage here. I don't think so, however. Film and books are completely different arts, just like how a painting and a sculpture are different. Just try to put Michelangelo's "david" as a flat charcoal drawing and you can start to see what I mean. As a film, this movie is one of the greatest ever produced.From what I understand of Tolkien's writing, he was trying to write a modern epic mythology. What this means for film is lots of stuff like unreal creatures, magic, and the rest. Those things are hard to do. It's even harder to do them well. Just look at the Movie "Hulk" where a bright neon green ball bounced back and forth in sunlight. Not believable at all. However, in LOTR:ROTK the cgi was incredible. Gollum, the strange creature that accompanies Frodo and Sam to Mordor is scarily real. The battle sequences, the magic and the sets, all incredible. The acting is certainly above average. All the actors have a Shakespearean sense, and at times the accent plus the delivery makes some of the dialogue difficult for American ears. I personally think this is a good thing, maybe LOTR will encourage people to quit destroying the English language and maybe even get to a showing of "Hamlet." The most comfortable dialogue is between the Dwarf and Legolas, the Elf. In fact, the best lines of the movie are between those two. I wish I had a better knowledge of the characters and scenes, and it's hard to know the actors when you hardly know the characters. But, Liv Taylor, gorgeous. Don't fret if you're someone who knows and loves the book, about whether or not the movie was "true" to the book. On the way out of the theatre, I overheard someone ask "so was it true to the book?" "no" came the answer, followed by "It was still awesome." That's the best I can think of too, this movie is "awesome."
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Summary: Great Amazing
Review: After 1 and a half years of filmaking and three years later the amazing and brilliant trilogy has finally come to an end. I am a little disappointed to see that The Lord of the Rings has come to an end. But I'm glad that it finished this way. I have to admit I find the Fellowship of the Ring to be extremely boring. And The Two Towers a movie you cannot see more than once or I get really bored. But the Return of the King was simply outstanding. Something that really made this movie what it was, was the fact that the main huge battle literaly goes on through out the entire film. The ending with Frodo and Sam is somewhat intense.
However I can not stand it when the story is complete the characters have moved on. The film is basically over but then the movie caries on for about 20 more minutes. I dislike it when the movie begins to drag on once the ending is all over. I find it annoying. For those who have seen it, when the gang arrived in Hobbiton I thought to myself five more minutes longer and I'll be driving home, but NO! THe movie continues and continues. I understand that there is still some story telling left over but they could hurry it up. The movie was excellent. And I highly recommend it. I just hate how the movie goes on and on and on.
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Summary: Awesome and worth the wait! But about Saruman...(for Dan)
Review: I'm not sure who the White Tumor Head Orc was but it wasn't Saruman, at least not in the books. Saruman went on the create trouble in the Shire and eventually got what was due him but that wasn't in the movie.
A few other key subplots were missing too, most noticably the after effects of the battle of Pelennor Fields and the positive resolutions that came from the tragic battle. There's only so much that can be crammed into the 3+ hours tho' and they did a magnificent job of everything...it was awesome, beautiful, uplifting and so very worth it!
BUT...can't wait for the extended version of the DVD. I bet the missing scenes are in that and now I have something new to look forward to!
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Summary: An excellent conclusion to an excellent series..
Review: Myself, along with millions of other viewers, was captivated by the first film in the Lord of the Rings series. It was an amazing accomplishement in filmmaking and a huge visual gem for the eye. The third film, and sadly the last, couldn't have sumed up the emotional struggle of the fellowhip any more better or complete than Peter Jackson did. A true marvelous achievement this conclusion was to a more marvelous series. Frodo and Sam continue thier rough journey across jagged rocks and vast lands of no hope along with the character that made the second movie worth while, Gollum. I loved the beginning there they showed the past of Gollum, once known as Smeegle. It was an excellent start to fill questions about Gollum that some were pondering. It was very hard to search for any mistakes in this movie of perfection. Frodo grew more and more attached to the ring and it showed at the end that the power of the ring can transform anyone, even an innocent Frodo. Gollum kept himself as innocent as possible by blaming everything on 'the fat hobbit', otherwise known as the lovable Sam. Aragorn, Orlando, and Gimley, Gandalf, Merry, and Pippin's quests all continued on the gruesome land of battle. A hopeless senario between millions of skull bashing orcs and Trolls against a mere several hundred men. But hope strides forth when more and more armies join the men to defeat the power of evil. I couldnt have asked for a better ending than this movie was. Peter Jackson without a doubt deserves the Acadamey Award for Best Director after 2 nominations and this movie DEFINITLY deserves to win Best Motion Picture. A visual thrill ride and amazing effects made this movie a house-held name and a box-office success. I dont think there can be anyone who hasnt fallen under the spell of Jackson's magic with this gem of filmmaking. This movie is grim, raw, and the best fantasy thriller EVER. One cannot surpass this delicious boul of rapturing amazement. Sadly to say (and no surpirse to devoted fans) this will be the end to the series of a movie that will go down in history. No series has ever been capable to pull together three seperate marvels (all who had much success) into one piece of awes, oos, and I cant believe...But you should believe that this is the best to be presented.
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Summary: Magnificent But Flawed
Review: I will not summarize the story, as this has already been done amply here. I'll get right to the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The Good: This is a long list, and I will list, instead of describing: the cinematography, the setting, the special effects, the character development, the sheer scale of several scenes (the battle for Minas Tirith, the beacon light chain, the battle for the Black Gate, the collapse of Sauron), the music, the acting. The Bad: As I prepare to duck the incoming rotten tomatoes, I will list the flaws. First, the first half-hour is very choppy. It looks like they were being extremely time-conscious and rushing through the groundwork-laying. Second, they forget time-consciousness at the end and let it drag. Specifically, the last of the four endings, where Sam returns to the Shire, Rosie, and his two surprisingly-grown offspring, could have been omitted, with the voice-over put instead right into the farewell scene at the seaport. Third, and this is more minor, the volume was one notch too high. When the Witch-King of Angmar shrieked, I almost left the theater. When the Black Gate collapsed, I covered my ears. Fourth, a brief scene showing Saruman driven from Orthanc should have been left in. The Ugly: Gollum was magnificently ugly and twisted and corrupted, in appearance and behavior. He was captured perfectly from the novel. This is a new standard for computer-generated characters. Jar-Jar Binks, go hide in a hole. Overall, this is a great movie, especially after the first thirty minutes.
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Summary: what's not to like?
Review: This movie is without a doubt one of the best movies ever made. It is a great finish to a so so trilogy but this movie makes it perfect. Frodo , Legolas , Gandalf , Gollum , and the rest of the gang are back and this is the best movie out of all three of the LOTR movies.
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Summary: The one to rule them all...
Review: ...Ok that was my rant now onto the review:
This movie was done on a scope and scale which will be attempted but never actually done ever again. The actors were all well chosen except for the orc who looks like he had several tumors across his face("Dude, they told you to leave the zit alone, or it would grow into that.-Kevin Smith at The San diego comicon describing someone who looked just like that guy.) The simple fact is that this movie deserves an oscar!!! I have seen many of the critcs choices and Mystic river in no way compares to Return of the king. This was better than the two towers because the whole movie was one giant action sequence, whereas Helm's deep made TT, the battle in the fields made ROTK. Plus Gollum's life story cleared up a couple of things. However Shelob like one reviewer said, will give you nigtmares for at least a week. You also feel drawn into these characters because you have Aragorn: the rags to riches story. Frodo the person who just wanted a normal life but instead had to clear up family matters, and Gollum, the person who you want to feel pity for but just cannot becuase he always wants to stick a knife in your back. But the movie had only ONE shortcoming, the ending(s). There were about 7 altogether. There were 6 places where they could have ended that and made the movie that much shorter.
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Summary: A Grand Finale
Review: I have seen all three of the trilogy and I have never been so enraptured in a fantasy. It is amazing the scale of production and the feeling that the movies generate can't be beat, taking your imagination for a ride with experience. The third movie is a great close to the fantastic journey. You won't rest till you know the end.
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Summary: movie
Review: i loved this movie i am definately going to buy it!!espeasially Orlando Bloom.
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Summary: Spectacular
Review: No, Peter Jackson hasn't reinvented the wheel or achieved world peace, but he's been able to ascend the lofty heights of epic cinematic genius with THE RETURN OF THE KING, his grand exclamation point to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Following the magnificence of "Fellowship" and "Two Towers" I was a little leery of this film; after all, I wondered, how could Jackson possibly top the first two installments? But top them he does, in grandiose moviemaking fashion. And "grand" is not enough of an adjective to describe the utter majesty of this film, the scope, look, and feel of Tolkien's Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age--when Sauron's forces pour like a blackened poison from Mordor and lay siege to the great city of Minas Tirith. Thus we have the culmination of Tolkien's epic story of good against evil, of the will and courage of men battling the forces of darkness and despair. And we also witness the courage of two hobbits--the most unlikeliest of creatures to save Middle-earth--as they journey into the bowels of Mordor itself, forever cognizant of the Great Eye of the Dark Lord, forever diligent of the persistence of Gollum to take back the One Ring. Middle-earth at war is brought to vivid life in this remarkable film, through the miracles of CGI, breathtaking cinematography, haunting music, stunning visuals, and wonderful acting. From the heart-pounding battle scenes of the Pelennor Fields, to the terror at the tunnel of Shelob, to the fiery furnace of Mt. Doom itself, THE RETURN OF THE KING is the epitome of cinematic perfection at every turn. This is a video event that not only compliments and enhances the entire film trilogy, it is an experience that produces goose bumps and an overwhelming sense of melancholy as we say goodbye to these beloved characters at the shores of the Grey Havens. Peter Jackson should start practicing his Oscar acceptance speech now; he has accomplished a motion picture triumph that may never be duplicated again.
--D. Mikels
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