The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [2003 film]

Desperate battles against the forces of evil.

I liked it last night a lot more than I did the last time I saw it, a few years ago. It always used to be my least favorite of the trilogy, but now I found myself watching it as a film rather than as a geekfest. I can't even do that with the other two. This one just works differently. It shamelessly manipulates your emotions, where the first two rely more on a "Dude, that's awesome" factor. Although, some of the Attempted Emotion Manipulation doesn't work at all (e.g., the romantic subplot, or anything after the first ending), so it's good they still have enough awesomeness to fall back on.

Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: show more B
Music: B

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.1/4

(Nov. 2010)

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A+ (One of my favorites). I love these movies, but honestly, it could have been a lot shorter. For the last half hour or so, every time I watch it, all I can think about is counting endings.

(Sep. 2023) show less

Acting: 5.0; Theme: 5.0; Content: 3.5; Language: 5.0; Overall: 5.0

There seems to be two story lines in the classic movie of the iconic J.R.R. Tolkien novel of the same name. Gandalf, along with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and King Theoden, travel to Isengard where they meet up with Merry and Pippin to celebrate the seeming victory at Helms Deep. After Gandalf realizes the plan of their enemies to attack Minas Tirith, they must bring together their forces to overcome their foe. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam continue their journey to Mordor. After many adventures, the two groups meet up together to celebrate their victorious separate ventures. Highly recommend.

***April 16, 2023***

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Rated PG-13 for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images

Good but too many battle scenes

MOGU6 | 8.70 Gigabits | .M4V | 4 Hours 23 minutes | 640 Frame Width | 268 Frame Height | 4024 Kilobits Per Second | 0.10 Frames/Second | Protected | The final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the One Ring, while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.

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