The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)

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Summary: The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Ser
Review: The War of the Ring reaches its climax as the dark lord Sauron sets his sights on Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor. The members of the fellowship in Rohan are warned of the impending attack when Pippin cannot resist looking into Saruman's palantir and is briefly contacted by the dark lord. King Theoden is too proud to send his men to help without being asked, so Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to see that this request is sent. They meet opposition there from Denethor, steward of the city and father of Faramir and the late Boromir. Denethor's family has acted as temorary guardians of Gondor for centuries until a member of the true line of kings returns. This member is none other than Aragorn, who must overcome his own self-doubt before he can take on the role he was destined to fulfill. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam continue to carry the One Ring towards Gondor, guided by Gollum. What they don't know is that Gollum is leading them into a trap so that he can reclaim the Ring for himself. Though Sam suspects his deceit, Frodo is starting to be corrupted by the Ring's power and the mistrust of Sam this causes is fully exploited by Gollum. The only way good can prevail in this contest is if the Ring is destroyed, an event that is becoming harder every minute for Frodo to achieve. The fate of every living creature in Middle Earth will be decided once and for all as the Quest of the Ringbearer reaches its climax.



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Summary: AWESOME!
Review: These movies are the best I have seen. Even though some of the characters in the books are not in the films, it's still worth watching all three. I have read the books a few times and have seen the films like 15 times each. The extended editions are great because they fill in the blanks and answer questions that the cut versions leave. I love the LOTR trilogy, both the books and the films!

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Summary: The Best in the Trilogy!!!
Review: This is the best in the trilogy, and I can't wait to watch this movie again!!! It was simply fantastic. The opening of the movie with the history of Gollum was tremendous!! What I really enjoyed about this movie is the movie was more than an adventure film. The story had romance, dealing with friendships, loyalty, and most of all courage. The courage to see something through to the very end. To fight for what you believed in. You can't exclude unity. To see all the different characters unite for one purpose was just wonderful. I had to rewind during the battles in the film because they were just so jaw dropping. I loved every single one of them. The third installment of LOTR is an edge of your seat white knuckled action fest that will leave you screaming and clapping.

Aragorn becomes the King he was meant to be and those battle scenes!! Oh wow!!! Flying dragons, ghosts, catapults and these humungous mammoths, I can't say anything but oh wow!!! Good and evil have one last show down and the show down is awesome.

To truly understand what all the fuss is about you have to watch this movie and then you will understand. So many times movies are over hyped and when you finally get to see for yourself you are left wanting more. Then only thing you will want to do after seeing this third installment is watching it again, and again, and again. The ending left me in tears; it was such a touching scene.

This movie deserved each and every Oscar it received. It will be a long time before we see a movie trilogy such as this cause such fervor as the LOTR trilogy did.


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Summary: One to Rule them All!
Review: This is the most amazing film I have ever seen. I have been a "Rings" fan since high school. The extended versions of the films are the only way to see them. For fans who have read the literary masterpiece that is the trilogy will not be dissapointed with this version. Many poignant and treasured events from the book Return of the King have been brought to life and have been put into place in the extended version. And the extra features are fantastic with interviews with cast members, detailed documentaries and behind the scenes features. Aslo is a very emotional cast documentary called "The Passing of an Age." For Lord of the Rings Fans this is a must have for your collection. One to Rule them All!

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Summary: It deserves no stars
Review: Tolkien was not keen on seeing his works on film. Indeed most of his friends were vehemently against it, especially C.S. Lewis. Out of respect for the author, any true admirer of Tolkien should not support any movie made from any of his works.

Tolkien himself said:

"In human art Fantasy is a thing best left to words, to true literature...visible presentation...silliness or morbidity are frequent results" ("Essays" 68)

In this case silliness is definitely the result. This film has terrible special effects that look as fake as they are, the acting leaves a great deal to be desired and the characters are miscast and cartoonized.

In the extended edition many hoped it would be 'fixed' but even duct tape couldn't fix this disaster, if you buy this it would be a better investment to flush your money down the nearest drain. Go buy the book.