The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago at Sep 11 2:17

A movie about a famous fantasy novel series that I've never read. And even though, I felt a bit lost through out certain plot elements, there was enough in this thickly layered tale of wizards, faeries, hobbits & bug-eyed emo moppets to allow me to loosely fill in the blanks to make at least, an over-all blanketed sense out of the whole damn thing. And even though this was a great series, for me, this series suffered from what I always thought the problem would be of trying to condense such a full & detailed storyline into three movies. The story left the alot areas for the viewer to fill in, certain ideas seem to almost come out of nowhere since there was almost no room to introduce them & there was quite a lack of hatable villians in these movies (Gollum seem to come closest in this tr...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 11 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 29 7:53

Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries? Directed by: Peter Jackson Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Thriller Running time: 201 minutes My review: The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. This is definitely one of the best films ever made. It is a film that sets different standards within pretty much all the genres there i...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 11 months, 3 weeks ago at Nov 29 7:27

Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries? Directed by: Peter Jackson Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Thriller Running time: 201 minutes My review: The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. This is definitely one of the best films ever made. It is a film that sets different standards within pretty much all the genres there is ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 17 3:59

''The man who can wield the power of this sword can summon to him an army more deadly than any that walks this earth. Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be. Take the Dimholt Road.'' [In Elvish]''I give hope to men. I keep none for myself.'' The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Viggo Mortensen: Aragorn Return of the King asserts itself as the final and best of the Rings Trilogy. I recall seeing it at the cinema and despite my disappointment at Saruman being cut from the theatrical version and others, including certain Witch King scenes plus The Mouth Of Sauron at the Black Gate which I loved in the book. Despite these missing the film had me glued for ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at Jun 17 1:27

"The battle of Helm's Deep is over; the battle for Middle Earth is about to begin..." Through my eyes, Peter Jackson's much-anticipated and much-glorified The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the paradigmatic example of a perfect movie. The cinematic journey that initiated on Boxing Day 2001 and quickly received worldwide acclaim ultimately came to a conclusion with this final instalment. Personally, my passion for the Lord of the Rings trilogy never ceased and to this day I continue to view them frequently. Just like its two precursors, The Return of the King was met with a congregation of positive reviews and of course recognition from the Oscar committee. I was ecstatic during the Oscar season at the beginning of 2004 when I discovered that the film was recognised wit...Read more

Posted : 2 years ago at Nov 16 5:30

This film kept my interest longer than the other two, but it was still the same cut and paste formuula of individual struggle followed by EPIC battle, followed by a display of humanities resolve. One thing that annoyed me more than anything else about this entire trilogy is that Peter Jackson, as a director, hasn't seemed to bring much to the forefront in terms of imagination, individuality or ingenuity. I honestly feel that you could give the average joe on the street the lord of the rings book trilogy, a gazillion pound budget and the right cast and crew and he'd come up with something exactly the same as this. PJ is a director who should be making the films special and memorable in his own style, I think he's just transformed book to film and then rubbed his hands and watched the mo...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago at Sep 18 3:34

It still doesnt beat the second movie in this trilogy, but its right up there in my favourite movies. It is well cast with a great story line, and I will say again that The Lord of the Rings is one of the best fantasy series out there.

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 24 23:15

Lord of the Rings 3: the Return of the King-2003 +Fellowship of the Ring & the Two Towers
“I remember reading “the Hobbit” when I was a kid and loving it, but try as I might I was never able to read the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I saw the cartoons, but just couldn’t get through the books. I’m so very glad that Peter Jackson gave us this translation of it. He made a trilogy that raises the bar because so far this is the greatest Fantasy Epic ever made. Easily better than any Star Wars movie. The extended DVD’s are well worth watching, but the theatrical versions just might have a better flow to them. I highly recommend either or both versions.”


Rating : 10/10

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at Apr 20 17:14

First let me say that if you haven't watched the extended edition DVD, then you haven't seen the whole story. There are many crucial and really big holes in the theatrical version. The EE DVD fills in most of those holes and provides continuity for the story line and for character development, e.g., Eomer (Karl Urban), Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Boromir (Sean Bean), Faramir (David Wenham), Denethor (John Noble) and Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif). The Mouth of Sauron (Bruce Spence) is a particularly intriguing (and ghastly) character who is left entirely out of the theatrical version. Secondly, this is the only flick that I've ever dusted off and watched so many times that I can't count them. I'm talking about the entire trilogy, of course. The unfortunate thing about such an epic motion picture...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 2 years, 7 months ago at Apr 20 17:12

First let me say that if you haven't watched the extended edition DVD, then you haven't seen the whole story. There are many crucial and really big holes in the theatrical version. The EE DVD fills in most of those holes and provides continuity for the story line and for character development, e.g., Eomer (Karl Urban), Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Boromir (Sean Bean), Faramir (David Wenham), Denethor (John Noble) and Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif). The Mouth of Sauron (Bruce Spence) is a particularly intriguing (and ghastly) character who is left entirely out of the theatrical version. Secondly, this is the only flick that I've ever dusted off and watched so many times that I can't count them. I'm talking about the entire trilogy, of course. The unfortunate thing about such an epic motion picture...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 4 17:05

The Return of the King is the third and last part of Peter Jackson's trilogy based on JRR Tolkien's epic fantasy masterpiece, the Lord of the Rings. Saruman the traitor has just been defeated, both in Isengard and Helm's Deep, and so Gandalf and Pippin ride towards Gondor and its capital Minas Tirith, to offer the Riders of Rohan's help to Denethor. But after the death of his beloved son Boromir, which he blames Faramir for, the stewart of the White City has lost all hope of surviving the war against the armies of Sauron, and is now teetering on the brink of insanity. Out of pride, he refuses to call for help. Taking advantage of his smaller size to pass undetected, Pippin lights the beacons all the same, signalling the Rohirrim, led by King Théoden, to start their march East. Among ...Read more

Rating : 10/10