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Summary: the night of the 21st
Review: last night i went to the theatre and sat for 3 hours and roughly 20 minutes. I watched this movie in complete awe. It is the now my favorite movie. Me being a smoker, 3 hours any other time would have killed me. But i sat and i never moved. It was such a great film that it is simply unexplainable.
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Summary: THE LAST OF THE TRILOGY MAKES ALL OTHER MOVIES LOOK BAD
Review: Being a die-hard Lord of the Rings fan, I made sure I had my tickets for the opening weekend the day they went on sale. So when I got to the theater, I bought my big tub of popcorn and watched all 201 minutes of spectacular movie making, something which is very hard to find in most action films today. This movie fit in perfectly where the second movie left off. In fact, if you saw all 3 of the movies together it is really like only watching one movie. The first movie had an amazing plot. The second movie had amazing action sequences. This movie has all of that, plus they really show how the characters lives are. In fact, the only bad part about this movie was the fact that it means that the characters the the world has grown to love are gone from the big screen forever.
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Summary: The Return of Great Film Making
Review: Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King left me in complete awe. As I saw events unfolding before my eyes it was just as I had imagined them when I had read the books just a year ago. I knew how things were going to unfold yet was still at the edge of my seat for the entire conclusion to this amazing piece of art Peter has created. It was so emotionally intense I breathed a sigh of relief right along with Frodo when the end of all things had come. The battles were so grand, they have to be seen to be believed. The film starts off a little shakey with an akward flashback to the days when Gollum was really a hobbit like creature named Smeagol. He's fishing with his friend Deagol and events quickly turn grim. I felt this was sort of rushed, smeagol had turned evil almost too quickly, this so called friendship was so easily changed. I know this is meant as a comparision for frodo and sam,but it appeared as though deagol meant nothing to smeagol in the first place. The continues the akward beginning of both two towers and return of the king, it feels as though Jackson didn't quite know how to start the last two films, but once these things are past, events really start unfolding. I am not one who is going to start bashing other trilogies. Matrix and Star Wars are good in their own respects. This movie did have things those other trilogies were lacking. But than again Peter is adapating a book, while the others are creating brand new stories with no book to fall back on. There are moments in this movie that are perfect in every way. Many involving Sean Astin as samwise the brave. He lives up to his monicker and becomes the series true heroe. Truly earning an oscar nod, but the liklihood of those thick heads at the academy to recognize sean are slim to none. The acting wins over this effects in this movie because without these strong performances this movie would have been empty and lifeless. This movie shines with so much heart its overwhelming. The ending was beautiful. There are no multiple ending as many have suggested. The books went on for about a hundred more pages after the events at Mt. Doom so compared to the books this ending was much more straight to the point. The most important scene showing our heroes getting the credit they deserve, because in the end it was not aragon, gandalf, gimli, or legolas' victory. It was the victory of 4 small hobbits that saved middle earth from destruction. "My dear friends...you bow to no one." A line I will cherish forever in my own mind. The smallest of us can be the greatest of heroes. Forget sad attempts at drama such as Cold Mountain, Mona Lisa Smile, or the last samurai. This is the only film that creates real drama without pan handling to the audience. It is the first of the three films that doesn't really need an extended edition to be a masterpiece. Although I do look forward to that edition of the movie. Thank You to everyone involved for this amazing film experience. "I will not say do not cry, for not all tears are an evil."
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Summary: The movie of the year!
Review: This is the final installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frodo Baggins ( Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) continue for one last time as they head to Mordor to destroy the one ring from Sauron. However, a final battle starts in Midas Tirath, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) with future king Aragon (Viggo Morganstein), Gimli (Jonathan Rhys Davies), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Marry (Billy Boyd) and Pippin (Domic Monaghan) must prepare for the final battle against good and evi.
They just saved the best for last! A 3-hour extraganza that never fails on every level. The special effects are out of this world including the killer spider Shego, the acting flawless and the music score just perfection.
The movie delivers plenty of action and heart-pumping adrenaline intensity. The ending will make you cry, so bring tissues. I think these three movies are the three greatest epics of the new age, the definite Star Wars trilogy of our time. Thank you Peter Jackson and company, you delivered us an excellent finale. I can't wait till Peter Jackson does "The Hobbit". i urge you to see this movie. I nominate it for best picture of the year.
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Summary: Nothing short of spectacular!
Review: Left somewhat confused after the 2nd film, the 3rd was absolutely captivating! My children, 6 & 8, thought it was brilliant. Somewhat scary at times, they were angry as I squeezed their hands too hard (brave little monsters). DON'T DRINK 6 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR SEATING TIME AND ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DRINK DURING THE MOVIE. The length was brutally painful on the bladder, however one doesn't want to leave, even for a moment. ENJOY!!!
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Summary: The best of the three...
Review: This is the first Lord of the Rings movie that I have seen without reading the book. Perhaps that has colored my perceptions, but I believe this to be the best of the three. It comes on strong and doesn't let up for most of the movie. There is one spectacular battle scene after another. There are plenty of small touches I like as well. I enjoyed the prologue which gives us a more detailed account of Gollum's back-story. I LOVED the giant spider that Frodo faces. I also like the way the movie takes the time to show us what happens to our heroes afterwards. It asks the question; Just what does one do with oneself once the adventure is over? I would have liked to have seen Christopher Lee in it, but I guess I'll have to wait for the DVD.
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Summary: Excellent Finish
Review: Peter Jackson did a brilliant job in wrapping up the series with the last and possibly most spectacular movie. The visual effects were stunning and left me wishing for more, and still wishing I lived in new zealand, something I've wanted since I saw Fellowship. For a true diehard book purist like myself I can't help but wish that he had stayed truer to the books, though I find myself admitting that the job he did was amazing and kept as close to the original plot as any one person could reasonably be expected to do. All in all this movie should please anyone who sees it, from those who have read the books to those who care not about them and wish only for a good movie, so rare in this day and age.
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Summary: The Strongest of the trilogy
Review: I'm a fair movie critic, and the was I list my favorites is completely objective, just know that before I tell you that not only was this the best movie of the LOTR trilogy, it is the single greatest movie I have ever seen. This movie works to bring the other two together and make them ultimately better too (especially the Two Towers) I did thoroughly enjoy Two Towers, but I thought that it lacked the heart and spirit that made Fellowship of the Ring so good. Return of the King not only has better action than Two Towers, but it's emotional story also beats Fellowship's. LOTR fans won't be dissapointed by this grand finale.
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Summary: A lot of things that don't add up
Review: This is a great film like all the others and deserves some awards, but I have a few problems with it. Like one, after watching all of the lord of the rings, it seams that all the main characters are imune to dying. They've been in all those huge battles(that look great) but never get touched. Sauromon(or however you spell his name) isn't even in this film. In one seen where pippin holds that crytal ball thing, he looks like his having a seizure or something and it is really funny. If you haven't seen the first two, this film will be full of laughs to you. When the orcs attack minis trinith, they are all of a sudden there. You really lose track of time in this film too. In one scene, where pippin is singing and there showing a battle between the orcs and the kins sons, all you see is the orcs shoot arrows. You don't get to see the outcome of the battle. The ending is all screwed up, like peter jackson just wanted to make the film longer or something
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Summary: (insert random exclamatory praise here)
Review: Is it possible? Is it truly possible for a movie to be perfect? Is it possible for every nanosecond of a film to be unique and peerless and perfect? My friends, yes, it is. "Fellowship of the Ring," while near-perfect, had its moments that I had thought to myself might have perhaps been done differently. "The Two Towers," while being good, still had moments that should have been done differently. But not "Return of the King." No. This movie, nay, this masterpiece of cinema, comes near hair-width of perfection. Of course, the siege of Minas Tirith was amazing. None but wunderkind Peter Jackson could have put together such an amazing, epic, heart-wrenching visual masterpiece. You truly, truly feel these people's passion as they fight, not for money, or glory, or gain, but for simply the ground that they walk on. They fight not for king and country, but for their families and way of life. It's all there. And with all the special effects, one might suspect that characters would be left in the cold, or even forgotten. Fear not, my fellow Rings fans, the characters only become richer in this last installment. Frodo and Sam's beautiful friendship only becomes more heart-rending as the treacherous Gollum tries to pry his slimy fingers between them. Truly, it's the hobbits that are the true stars of the movie, with the elves, dwarves and humans taking a more 'back seat.' But don't worry - they all get their share. And Gimli utters perhaps the BEST LINE in the whole trilogy. To those who have seen this - you know what I'm talking about. And the ending? It brought tears to my eyes. You'll just have to see it. I am still stunned that this movie was so...so GOOD! There's something for everyone here. I, as a fan of the books and an English Major, appreciated the storytelling and character. I had taken my little brother to see it, and he loved the great action and adventure. And my mom, of course, thinks that Aragorn is the hottest thing in this world. [I'll take Arwen any day. :-)] This is the best movie I have ever seen. And, I can say with a fair amount of confidence, that it will remain the best movie for a long, long time. Peace
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