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…

Every tale embarks us on a new journey, every journey eventually comes to its inevitable end. And for The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring was a genre-defining classic. The Two Towers astonishingly raised the bar to an even higher level. 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 and accomplishes 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 of the Ring & picks up…

"I know I can't save Middle-Earth. I just want to help my friends."

The most plot-driven of the trilogy, and more focused on its action than even The Two Towers, which so admirably found ways to insert intimate pathos amid the carnage of Helm's Deep. There are numerous moments, especially in the extended version (by far the weakest of the longer cuts, and the only one to sag with its additions), where things start to go astray. We spend too much time on the big battles with bits that exist only to be cool or to make light of the horror, overstepping the previous films' occasional emotional release for outright flippancy. Certain beats are hit multiple times, giving the impression…

Black Friday Movie Marathon 2
(Watch all the theatrical versions of the LOTR films in a day)

The iconic finale to the greatest fantasy movie trilogy of all time!

"Is there any hope, Gandalf, for Frodo and Sam? There never was much hope. Just a fool's hope."

When I finished watching The Return of the King for the first time during Christmas break of my Freshmen year of college, I was overwhelmed by a strange bittersweet feeling. This franchise that I had come even more passionate about at the end of each year from 02 to 04, had finally come to an end. I was a little annoyed in the moment that the movie did not include The Scouring of…

Extended Cut

the only extended version in the trilogy i really had some trouble getting through. took me like 3 different 90-120 minute viewings spread out over a month to triumph over this monolith of a movie. and when it was over, i still fucking cried. i wish i could go back in time and give these movies to myself as a young child, i think i would have been so much better off as a person if i had gotten the too-pure-for-this-world experience that is the Lord of the Rings trilogy way sooner. if i ever have kids, i won’t let them make the same mistake.

while i was in it, i was thinking this was probably the only one…

Samwise e Frodo, os maiores homens da Terra Média, sem a menor sombra de dúvidas.

"Por Frodo."

Absolutamente épico, não tem outra palavra para descrever isso aqui, toda essa jornada foi incrível e realmente não vi nenhum ponto baixo nela, todos os personagens que tinham alguma relevância foram bem trabalhados, até os que tu não daria nada a primeira vista se mostram valiosos aliados, vide Pippin e Merry, eu realmente amo esses dois.
Na verdade eu amo toda a Sociedade do Anel, eles estavam unidos por um dever e por amor, isso é tão grandioso quando tu percebe que eles meio que enfrentam, toda hora, algo maléfico que é maior que tudo, iminente, não um indivíduo em questão (mesmo que…