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Summary: booster
Review: I saw this movie 3 times. Each time I saw something new. The special effects were incredible and the cinematography was spectacular. I thought Peter Jackson did a great job with J.R. Tolken's Lord of the Rings series. It was a big project for a movie producer/director to do and I admire that. If he did not cut the films, we all would be sitting in the theaters for 12hrs.
If those of you had trouble following the story, I encourage you to read the books. Start reading The Hobbit first and then the Lord of the Rings series.
I know that Peter Jackson should of started his movies with The Hobbit but he touched on the hobbit in the first film (The Fellowship of the Ring)
Another suggestion for the LOTR fans is to get the special expanded edition DVDs of the films.
I am sure The Return of the King will be available in Nov. 2004.
I encourage everyone to go to the theaters in the meantime sit back,use your imagination and enjoy the movie.
I give the entire series 5 stars. The last movie is always the best because it sums up the entire story.Hope this review was a little helpful.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: Ok, so I know everyone else was saying, finally, the return of the king is coming out. I did not expect it to start so dark, but that is how the book was, which should be read also, there are a lot more details. It was an epic ending and Peter Jackson is truly an amazing director he deserves an academy award for this movie. Also, Elijah Wood who plays Frodo and Sean Austin who plays Sam are both awesome actors they deserves five stars for their excellent portrayal of those two characters. Also, Viggo Mortensen who plays Aragon gets two thumbs up from me for his performance. Excellent movie, well worth the wait.
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Summary: Good but could be better
Review: While the third installment isn't as good as the first movie in the trilogy, it is much better than the horrible 2nd movie. In several instances the movie deviated from the book to make the story more complicated, harder to film, and less dramatic than the book. Typical Hollywood messing around to make a great story mediocre.
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Summary: The best movie out there!
Review: This third and final entry of "The Lord of the Rings" a vast, brilliant and utterly unforgettable film. Every scene is amazing. The production design is magnificent. Most importantly, it has a great story. Frodo(Elijah Wood) and Sam(Sean Astin) continue their quest to destroy the One Ring with the deceptive Gollum leading the way to Morder. The king of men, Aragon, leads a battle to fight the forces of evil. The characters are wonderful so is director Peter Jackson. It's amazing how he brought the imagination of Tolkien's books and faithfully brought it to the screen. This film is the best of the series. It's pretty sad it has to end. The best picture of the year; one to treasure.
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Summary: IT'S AN EPIC, AS IT IS TRULY!!
Review: LOTR: ROTK had been the best fantasy movie I've seen so far.
This book was always my favourite one among the three in the triology Books. And I was amazed to see how true Mr. Jackson was to us LOTR fans. The movie really captured me. I mean, I was really emotionalised to watch the ending. It brought tears to my eyes. Though I can't explain how I was feeling. But the thing I learn't is that sacrifices should be made for victory and for the good of the people. So folks! I just have one thing to say. PLEASE! GET TO THE THEATERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO WATCH THE MOVIE. Otherwise Later, you'll remember that you've missed a great oppurtunity which comes once in a lifetime. BYE! AND ENJOY THE MOVIE! "BUT DON"T U FORGET UR POPCORN!"
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Summary: Peter Jackson - THANK YOU!
Review: Well, the Lord of the Rings trilogy as finally ended. But what an ending! Fellowship was excellent, Two Towers was not quite as excellent, but Return of the King surpassed my wildest expectations. It goes above and beyond anything that I've ever seen before (and believe me, I've seen loads!).
The best think about this final chapter, for me, was not the fight scenes and huge battle of the Pelennor fields, but the more intimate story between the hobbits, most particularly Frodo and Sam. Those of you who hve already seen this movie have to agree that Sean Astin is absolutely fabulous in this chapter of the trilogy (as was Billy Boyd).
Having read the book more times than I can remember, I have to say that this film will, in no way, disappoint. And for those of you wondering (as I did) how such a trilogy can be properly ended, take my word for it - it's just perfect.
So, in closing, I want to say, from my heart, Thank You Peter Jackson for giving me a cinematic experience like none I've ever had. And although it's sad that there'll be no more, Return of The King was the icing on the cake. THANK YOU!
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Summary: Not THAT good; still essential
Review: It took some time, but at last the third and last episode of the LoTR saga is in the cinemas. Surely, I would fully recommend anyone to go and watch it, even if it's only because this episode completes the cycle. And of course, everyone will do so. But although the movie is a really fine one, it's not up to par with its two predecessors. Why? First some pros: - First-rate acting. The roles of Sam (Sean Astin), Eowyn (Miranda Otto) and Gandalf (Ian McKellen) are my favourites throughout the movie, but their colleagues (Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Elijah Wood and the rest) are also pretty good. There's no moment you'd consider them unbelievable or so. These actors are really perfect. The only strange person in the film is Denethor, who is too much of a weirdo here. - As you'd expect: great special effects. During the battle for Minas Tirith, Aragorn and his men are aided by some mysterious folks I won't spoil, but they look pretty amazing. The city itself is also beautifully animated, and I couldn't believe that it was all just computer animation. Oh, and those monsters! The flying dinosaurs of the previous movies return, but there are also some other birds flying around. Furthermore, some gigantic mammoths, ugly trolls, again a massive amount of orks, and much more. And when the evil land of Mordor finally falls (... Oh really? Does it?), it unleashes one final earthquake that is magisterially animated. - Of course, the simple fact that Jackson and friends have been able to breathe new life into Tolkien's books should be praised in any way. Some great humour too, by the way: our Dwarf Gimli has not lost his sharp tongue. And there are some undeniably heroic moments, such as Eowyn fighting at Minas Tirith (no more details...). The end of the story is also solidly done. But unlike all those LoTR high-priests on this page, I wouldn't say the movie is without its flaws. Of course, filming such a great epos will deliver some problems, and I respect that. But the way Jackson handles these problems nevertheless is a bit irritating at times. Here are a few cons: - Gollum / Smeagol appeared to be a somewhat schizophrenic guy in the second movie. But this time, his whole person is focused at just one thing: stealing the ring and killing the hobbits. He is not the split-into-two-minds-guy anymore, instead he's just evil. Too bad. Still though, he speaks of 'we', as if he still has his good side with him. But we don't see anything of that good side here. Additionally, I began to HATE that Gollum completely, because there were at least three scenes in the first hour where Gollum was saying the same boring line, you know: "hehehehe, Smeagol's gonna kill the hobbitses, hehehehe, and then he takes the precious, and the precious will be his, hehehehe". OK, if he'd say this one time I would not care, but now, almost the entire beginning of the film focuses on that nasty guy. - Where is Saruman? It is a bit too easy: just saying in the beginning of the movie that "Saruman has lost his power" and then ignoring him completely. He was the most important bad guy of the previous two movies! Even his loss of the Palantir is not showed. Why oh why? - Frodo's journey through Mordor is quite perverse. He does not meet ONE ork on his way! The whole land is empty! Yeah, "because the orks had all gone to the gate", blah blah blah. If that Lord Sauron would be really mighty, he would not have allowed a stupid hobbit to cross his land so easily. I expected that the journey through Mordor would be the most exciting part of the film, but it turned out to be the easiest one. - 'The Fellowship of the Ring' showed us the history of the ring and the beginning of the fellowship. And some fighting with mysterious black knights and orks. That was all interesting. 'The Two Towers' was centred on the heroic battle at Helm's Deep, and the adventures of Frodo and Sam with Gollum. Still refreshing. But here, in the third movie, there is just another Helm's Deep-like battle (now at Minas Tirith), and then another one, at the gates of Mordor. And in the meantime, there are again Frodo, Sam and also Gollum talking about his precious. It feels as if everything is recycled over and over. And unlike the previous parts, there are just too many heroic moments in this movie. You know, twenty mountain-peaks form a very boring highland together. And yes, the story is oh-so-predictable. But so is the book, so Jackson and co. can't help. Those are some negative comments, and I could add that the music was terrible at times (I like the Wagner and Mahler-style, but this music sometimes was like hammering on a steel pan), and more. But don't think I hate the film. In fact, I like it very much, but when you like a movie, the less good parts of it are all the more annoying. And I wanted to warn for that: don't expect the most brilliant movie you'll ever see. You might like it all the more after all when watching it with fewer expectations. It's good, even essential for everybody who has seen the first and second part, but not THAT good. 4 Stars.
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Summary: Incredibly Amazing!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is the movie that ruled them all. Even though the first two films were amazing, this one is the best. I would rate this higher if I could. This movie has everything: Comedy, action, and romance. The only problem I have with this movie is the drug out ending. The movie could has possibly been 3 hours if they cut some of the hugging and kissing. The battle at Minas Tirith had to be the best battle I have ever seen! Those ghosts looked amazing. This movie is not like the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies, which only consisted of a lot of special effects. This movie DOES have a lot of special effects, but it has a great story. This is the best movie I've seen for a long time. Go out and watch this movie now, stop reading this review! GO!!! Are you gone? GO!!! You gotta see this movie!
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Summary: Not Quite As Good As the First Two
Review: I thought that the battle scenes were very good, and that the sets were excellent. However, like Star Wars, Jackson had too many loose strings to tie up, and may not have allocated his time as well as he could. The re-uniting of Arwen and Aragorn was insipid as she jumps out from behind a banner to surprise him. How cute. The budding romance between Aaragorn and Eowyn was never laid to rest. Poor Gandalf was never really given a chance to "strut his stuff", as all he seemed to do was to gallop around Gondor and order soldiers about. And for goodness sakes, poor Elrond is left standing in the crowd at the coronation, not exactly being accorded the level of respect an Elf Lord deserves. Can't say Legolas did much either. I did think the roles of Merry, Pippin, and Faramir were well developed, and that Theoden almost held the film together single-handedly. Surely the final sequence at the Gray Havens should have been dropped, although the scene of Sam returning home to his family was well done. Maybe everyone was just tired and ready to go home by the third film, including Peter Jackson?
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Summary: Worth the Time
Review: This movie was wonderful and brought Tolkien's world to life!
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