2003 Directed by Peter Jackson
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.
Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Viggo Mortensen Liv Tyler Orlando Bloom John Rhys-Davies Sean Astin Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Andy Serkis Hugo Weaving Ian Holm Bernard Hill Miranda Otto David Wenham Karl Urban John Noble Cate Blanchett Lawrence Makoare Paul Norell Thomas Robins Sarah McLeod Sean Bean Marton Csokas Christopher Lee David Aston Sadwyn Brophy Alistair Browning
Every tale embarks us on a new journey, every journey eventually comes to its inevitable end. As for The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring turned out to be a genre-defining classic. The Two Towers astonishingly raised the bar to an even higher level. And even though it did seem near-impossible for The Return of the King to triumph over such towering expectations but against all odds, this final journey of Middle-Earth delivers everything & achieves much more than what was expected from it to bring J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary saga to an epic & magnificent conclusion.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the culmination of the wonderful journey we embarked on with The Fellowship…
The end.
And with those words, Peter Jackson (you genius you) leaves me both sobbing and amazed at the utter perfection that was on display for the combined 11 hours.
I thought The Fellowship of The Ring was my favorite.
I was wrong.
The Return of the King is literally the most overindulgent and grandiose piece of cinema ever committed to celluloid. And that's not a bad thing, but a great thing. Tolkien's story is so intricately structured and detailed that to conclude the story in a couple hours would be a travesty. The Return of the King brings emotional gravitas, AWE-INSPIRING battle sequences, and pitch-perfect pacing to the table. And yes, I watched the extended edition. No matter how…
The Holy Grail of all films!
Peter Jackson is the dog whisperer of filmmaking! Every aspect of the film, with its numerous subplots all of which were demanding little diva's all vying for his time, talents and attention were masterfully handled, Jackson soothed the savage beasties and pulled off the most astonishing feat by delivering the most exciting, engaging, cohesive, satisfying, most beloved grand finale of all time!
Viewing this Trilogy is equivalent to participating in an Ironman Triathlon! I am physically and emotionally spent! I'm bruised, battered, and limping by the time I reach the finish line! But oh what a Glorious, Rewarding, Victorious experience this was!
Hallelujah! The end has arrived.
Well, this marathon was fun. Sometimes frustrating, sometimes downright grueling, but mostly good fun.
I found The Return of the King to be worse than The Two Towers and about as good as The Fellowship of the Ring. It was somewhat silly in parts and astoundingly beautiful in others. And it just didn't want to end, did it?
As a whole, the trilogy is an astounding piece of work. It tells an epic story in a magnificent way, bringing JRR Tolkien's work to life with just as much love and dedication as Tolkien did in his hefty volumes. It deserves respect for its scope and ambition. And it has already become a classic.
But The…
Good will triumph.
After more than nine hours of cinema and three magnificent films, the total thematic worth of Peter Jackson's comes down to those three words: good will out. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" epically, triumphantly communicates that no matter the odds, no matter the peril, no matter the stakes, good will survive. Good will persevere. Good will triumph.
That theme may not be the key that makes this and the two preceding films in Jackson's great trilogy so effective, but it is part of the tapestry of excellence that is woven throughout the films. It is, however, the overt and subtextual thrust in "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,"…
I was in awe of this film as a kid and I still am, this is how you make an epic blockbuster.
Los dos primeros tercios de la película son un auténtico rollazo, como el resto de la trilogía. El enfrentamiento final en Mordor, sin embargo, tengo que confesar que me hizo vibrar hasta a mí (el discurso de Aragorn me parece una de las escenas más épicas del cine, y esto es significativo porque no me gustan estas películas). Todo lo que es la última hora me dejó con buen sabor de boca, así que mira, eso que me llevo. Eso no quita, como he dicho antes, que las dos primeras horas sean un bodrio como todas las demás. Pero vamos, eso.
My love for LotR is probably the most white boy thing about me. Marathon'd the trilogy today and Fellowship and Two Towers both remain four-stars for me, very different films with major highs and major flaws. But the fact that they're great or nearly great films is just the icing on the cake—in my eyes, their chief function is to set up the nonstop catharsis of this beautiful three hours of cinema, which lived up to my memory of the last time I saw it, and during the last thirty minutes of which I wept continuously.
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The real title of this movie should have been
Lord of the Rings: Eowyn Does the Most
i'm not even ashamed that i've rewatched this a lot of times and still cried at the end each time
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