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Summary: The Best Yet!
Review: This movie is the best movie in the world! It has tons of action and adventure which I love. I cant wait to buy the DVD when it comes out! This is the best movie out yet and is 10 times better than the last two. I rate this movie 5 STARS!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Beyond worthy
Review: This is such an excellent movie. The basic themes of the story are classics: hope, friendship, courage. This is the ultimate good vs. evil. The fate of the world is in the hands of two of the most unlikely people, and they are struggling with little hope of survival. Meanwhile, there friends are fighting what may seem to be equally hopeless battles. Everyone is outnumbered, but they keep fighting. But the movie is not just about the battle, it is about the people of Middle Earth. Their struggles are so incredibly difficult, but they keep going. We are brought right into their journeys, and experience their emotions. The casting is excellent. Elijah Wood as Frodo is one of the most exceptional young actors I have ever seen. He is so emotional that you cannot help but feel his anguish. And Viggo Mortenson as the soon-to-be king is such an excellent choice. Even the supporting cast is stellar. There is not a bad actor or a bad performance in the movie. The special effects are incredible. The crew put so much effort into the creation of this world that it is easy to forget it is all make-believe. Each of the places they have created is detailed and flawless. It is almost impossible to tell which armies are CG and which are real. They have even included CG horses. Everything comes together perfectly in this movie. The score Howard Shore creates is so perfect for each scene. The writers have adapted JRR Tolkien's words so well that I challenge anyone to find a better adaptation. The actors have taken these words and played their parts magnificently. And the crew have all done exactly what was necessary to make this a movie for the ages. I can't imagine anyone missing this movie.
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Summary: Film Powerhouse
Review: Let me get a few things out of the way here: I have never read any of the books. I was lukewarm on the first movie, liked the second one, but I had seen better movies last year. This movie, though, was quite a ride. This movie certainly deserved its honors for Best Picture, such a moving and entertaining film it is. The Return of the King provides a coda to the Lord of the Rings series and ties up all the threads, there is one heck of an emotional payoff, although the end is tinged with melancholy. In terms of narrative power, it is unmatched among the series, and it keeps the action simultaneously epic and personal. The plot, as you know, has the characters mainly split apart: Gandalf (Ian McKellan) is off to lead the troops against the armies of darkness, Aragorn (Viggo Mortenson) tries to unite the various denizens of Middle Earth to band together to fend off the onslaught with his band of warriors (Orlando Bloom, Jonathan Rhys-Davies, both excellent, as before), and Frodo and Sam (Elijah Wood and Sean Astin, respectively) returning the ring to the hellfire to bring the war to an end once and for all. The same themes of duty, friendship, and courage continue to abound here, and the characters really come to life here, more so than in previous installments, in my opinion. The CG work is absolutely breathtaking, especially the war elephant scene, which is so incredibly real. It is, like both its predecessors, remarkably well made in terms of production values, but this one really plays with the emotions of the viewer, at least more so than its predecessors. In short, even if you weren't the biggest fan of the last two, this one might just surprise you. My one complaint: I saw it on opening night and didn't see one person dressed as Gandalf! What's the matter with you, LOTR orthodoxy? :) I kid, of course: the movie does drag a little at the end, but that is understandable, there's a lot to tie up. In short, this is one you've got to see.
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Summary: THE BEST!!!!!
Review: This movie is amazing. It deserves the eleven Oscars (including best picture) it got. The first two movies were excellent as well, but Jackson saved the best for last. The scenery is beautiful and so is the music- the computer graphics were awesome. The actors played their parts very well and the story is just great. Even those not too fond of action and fantasy will love it.
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Summary: A Bit of History...
Review: (...)George Lucas was, I believe, in grade school when JRR Tolkien published these books. When one is portraying the human struggles of good vs evil, one often uses fairly universal themes and types of characters--perhaps you didn't notice this in high school english. How fortunate Mr. Lucas did. As for your, ahem, critique of the special effects, I guess I haven't seen a whole lot of your superior work in theaters lately. In closing, Peter Jackson has said that they decided to create Tolkien's vision of Middle Earth, which I believe they have. If you have problem with basic content, the multiple endings, and length, perhaps it is just as well that you haven't read the books--they'd go over your head.
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Summary: Mr. Moneybags you're an idiot
Review: First off this movie was based off Tolkien's work published when George Lucas was not even a sperm. Saying they ripped off Star Wars is unbelievably stupid and laughable. I work for a visual effects company and read your commments aloud to our crew for laughs. Although there were a few scenes that I thought could have been better directed (and only a few), and it did drag on a bit long, the movie is a classic. The works of Weta and their Massive technology is bleeding edge. Didn't they win that gold statue 3 years in a row for visual effects or was that Oscar also based off the light saber and a ripped off symbol of Star Wars.
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Summary: LONG BUT WELL WORTH IT!!!
Review: There are few movies out there that last in excess of 3 hours and are able to maintain a viewers attention. Fortunately, this is one of them. This movie was non-stop action, suspense and thrills from start to finish...a must see for all LOTR followers and non-followers alike. If there was a down-side, this is not a movie that you can view without first having seen the previous two. There are so many subplots and storylines happening at the same time that you would be lost. However, all three are well worth the time and effort so go for it. LONG LIVE THE LORD OF THE RINGS!!!
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Summary: best movie yet
Review: I am a huge fan of "The Lord Of The Rings" anyway, but The Return of The King was by far the best of the trilogy. Mr money Bags gave a silly review of this movie so please disregard him and see it for yourself, and by the way, make sure to see The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers first before seeing The Return of The King so that you can follow correctly and you will enjoy, I promise. Elijah wood gives the performance of his career in all three. The storyline is original as are the characters. Wonderful family movie!!!
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Summary: It's toooooo Long
Review: This thing is about 25 minutes toooo long. The ending just drags on forever. It could have stopped at the wedding scene. There are parts in the middle that need to be cut, they add nothing to the story and seem to be just left in as filler. I saw it twice, didn't really like it 100% the first time and truly disliked it the second time. The CG and other special effects are too obvious, and at times I felt like the story was just meandering all over the place. When you compare it against the first movie it defects just glare at you.
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Summary: Read the Books
Review: I just feel that, in order to not lead other consumers astray, Mr. Money-bags needs to understand how reversed his comments are. JRR Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings Trilogy in the 1950s. That means that the story that backs up the movie (including the characters, the ring, the power struggle, the swords etc.) all ocurred well before George Lucas's fine Star Wars series. It is George Lucas that borrowed from the works of Tolkien, as well as many other myths and stories, to create the amalgamation that is Star Wars. I believe Lucas has even alluded to this himself. There is nothing wrong with this. Borrowing and re-telling has been happening since the dawn of language. How many flavors of Romeo and Juliet have been done? And I'm sure Shakespeare borrowed liberally when he originally put that together. Lesson: Always check your dates and the back-story. Otherwise you not only inform people how uneducated and close-minded you are, but unduly influence those that are only out here for some well-grounded advice. In addition, yes, the expectation here is for people to watch all 11 or so hours. It is an epic telling. Not all stories can be turned into fast-food.
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