The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 "The journey ends."

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

9 | 3h21m | PG-13 | en | Adventure

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 take the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.

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9 | 3h21m | PG-13 | en | Adventure , Fantasy , Action | More Info

Released: December. 17,2003 | Released Producted By: WingNut Films , New Line Cinema Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.lordoftherings.net

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Cast

Elijah Wood , Sean Astin , Viggo Mortensen

Director

Joe Bleakley

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WingNut Films , New Line Cinema

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Reviews

jjbelcher116 Lord of the Rings is one of them trilogies that are so good its very unlikely anything this good will occur again. The Return of the King ends the trilogy on a high featuring big battle sequences that mostly still hold up to this day. Epic speaches, and the most satisfying climax in movie history. Worth watching the Extended Edition as its the best Extended edition of the trilogy for what it adds back into the movie. 10/10 I think this will be my favourite movie of all time for many years to come.

ohad-84719 Damn it ,this movie is just a flawless masterpiece (except for the long runtime). From the first shot until the middle and the grandiosely epic end ,the LOTR Trilogy ends up with a huge epic war and with historical production design ,epic music and a perfect cast which acts out the most alongside brilliant story-telling and genius writing as well as hugely spectacular action sequences with full heart touching tone of drama. Every time i watch it and survives 200 minutes ,i recall the time i saw it at the cinema alongside many LOTR fans. I'm a fan of LOTR but not too much. Anyways ,this movie is hands down the best fantasy film of all time. It's also my most favorite fantasy movie more than any single movie of fantasy genre!.

leaferrer I don't usually watch things like this, but I must say I wasn't expecting something this good.

archiewheeler Take your time to read this; I think you will find it useful.I watched ROTK while on a day-per-movie marathon of the LOTR trilogy. The only time I had come upon it before was having watched the fellowship at the age of 9; but MY GOD, was it worth going through.My favourite film before seeing this was The Shawshank Redemption. While I'm not a very critical person, Shawshank was a film in which I could see where it's cinematic excellence comes from. On the other hand, The Godfather was the film I most couldn't understand the love for; it seriously has not aged well, and I think my stance on it is the same as those of the critics who say this film has some serious critical issues. However, I still don't understand those people who like the first two but dislike this one; there is no doubt that it is the strongest one, even from a critical viewpoint; not a lot really happens in the first one; it follows linearly danger after danger, Balrog after the weird creature in the lake, and yet some people are saying that is the best. ROTK, however, has some epic fight sequences, amazing character development, and the most incredible climax scene I have ever watched. Those who are wondering about the title of this review: I noticed that most of the negative reviews were about the film being disloyal to the source material. Yes, I understand those peoples' motives and ideas, but I feel it is better to focus on what it is than what you believe it is meant to be. In my opinion the loyalty to the books doesn't affect the quality greatly if at all, and sometimes the changes are for the better, something I can apply to How to Train Your Dragon. However, a few book-to-film changes DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD DEMAIN YOUR RATING DOWN TO A ONE. This is what I have seen many reviews doing, and I just don't see the rationale behind it.All I can say to to summarise the likability is that it seems split from a critical viewpoint, sometimes good, sometimes bad; but for a simple moviegoer who is not too bothered about book-to-film changes, this is the cinematic masterpiece it deserves to be called.