The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

[The Toymaker]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Just about the best way to round off a trilogy. The last 10 minutes of added-on footage I could have done without, but apart from that it is a masterpiece.

A+

[Jack Nevada]

Oooooh that's good. 

 

 

5/5

Edited December 13, 2013 by Jack Nevada

[Dementeleus]

Here are beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron; here is a book are movies that will break your heart.

 

[Lordmandeep]

Now doubt a modern classic, the amount of epic scenes in this film is just astounding.

 

May it be the finale of the film or when the Elephants charge or the start of the battle however this scene sent shivers down our spine as it was so awesome.

 

 

The scene where the king hit the Spears was improvised during the shoot. 

Edited December 14, 2013 by Lordmandeep

[CaptainJackSparrow]

And considering that I love elephants, that made the movie even greater!!!!

[AdamKendall]

Now doubt a modern classic, the amount of epic scenes in this film is just astounding.

 

May it be the finale of the film or when the Elephants charge or the start of the battle however this scene sent shivers down our spine as it was so awesome.

 

 

The scene where the king hit the Spears was improvised during the shoot. 

Lordmandeep, you're bringing all the feels to these threads.

 

Saw this film at least 5 times in theaters ... never regretted any of those experiences.  It's LONG ... but so worth it. 

 

All the characters get some sort of closure that makes sense, so many scenes that make you appreciate the type of commitment to excellence this project exhibited. I cried like a bitch at times near the end of the film because these characters were so well handled. 

 

Felt like such a geek watching the Oscars and rooting every time this was up for an award.  11 for 11, and while I prefer Fellowship and honestly looking back years later, Lost in Translation from that year (SLIGHTEST BIT ... yeah, weird I know) it was great to see.

 

A+, 5/5 ... the greatest closing chapter to a trilogy in cinema. 

[Hatebox]

Definitely my least favourite of the 3. It works as a final instalment but the endless series of set pieces don't make it as rewarding to rewatch as the previous 2.

[pepsa]

(My review from 2004) Probably one of the most overrated film of all time, I was appalled when the it won 11 Oscars. Peter Jackson basically changed Tolkien's trilogy into a inferior story about a fantasy war vaguely based on the books.Don't get me wrong, the CGI is great, and the music is very good too, but that's where I stop there. The acting is decent among the cast, though some of the cast choices like Eowyn and Aragorn are a little puzzling. I would have preferred Sean Bean as Aragorn to be honest.Now one typical defense by Peter Jackson fans is that it would have been too long to include everything from the book. I don't mind changes, but if it turns it into something its not, that's where I'd disagree.Eowyn was turned into a cheap feminist. Of course they make Gimli the butt of the jokes, which destroys the character. He's seen as totally useless, and always makes dumb jokes, which is typical according to Hollywood standards being a short person, of course cannot be taken seriously as an individual. The characters are mere shadows of what they were. Aragorn for example, is turned into a typical confused person who's not sure what his role is.Then we come up to the racism part, Peter Jackon's Hollywood version is that the world is composed of white people who do important things and the brown people who help them. In the film almost everyone that is a main character has blue eyes (even Gollum). Naturally, Legolas is given blonde hair, which makes the elves seem almost Aryan.Also, Peter Jackson's LOTR world makes no sense. Minas Tirith for example, sits in a desert of green, with no human structures around it . No crops, nothing. Same for Edoras and Rivendell. It makes it seem like they're isolated places in the wilderness.Sadly, Jackson has left a significant obstacle in the way of someone else from taking up the franchise and doing the job right, hopefully for The Hobbit, it isn't the same.Peter Jackson and Hollywood has succeeded where Sauron fails, he destroys the world of Middle-Earth.C+

 

Wtf? Sean bean as aragorn, that actor was amazing. 

 

Btw: 10/10 second best movie ever made, afther FOTR. 

I would just like to say, too LESS endings, I need at least 5 more but .....

Edited June 13, 2014 by pepsa

[ShouldIBeHere]

Made this the best trilogy ever made.

 

The theatrical edition of this may have been the weakest of the three... but still so far above any other fantasy movie. And most other movies too.

 

Far beyond A.

[Infernus]

2nd best of the greatest film trilogy ever.

Edited May 14, 2018 by Infernus

[James]

Rewatched this... again. Greatest movie ever made, crowning the best movie series ever made.