| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Michael Turton (Rating: 3/5) |
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The Return of the King
Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett,
Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee,
Ian McKellen,...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 4/4) |
| It is now at a close. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has
brought the long-awaited trilogy to a grand finish, as epic as one could ever
imagine. "The Return of the King" is easily the film that all of us have been
waiting for - a sweeping...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| There's definite value to making a series of films at the same time:
the quality and the "look and feel" is consistent, and the passion of
the people involved, if present in the first film, is present in all
of them. Most important of all (unlike in...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| I went with eight people to see "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the
King." All eight of them found it "good" at best. We all thought it was too
long, with too many passages of dialogue explaining what was going to happen
("I ride to Minis Tirith...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
| "Given what we've seen so far, Part Three should be some finale," I wrote
after viewing the second chapter of Peter Jackson's ambitious, $300 million
"Lord of the Rings" trilogy around this time last year and that observation
turned out to have been...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten
Grade: B+
New Line Cinema
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Written by: Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson,
novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
Cast: Sean Bean, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood
Screened at: Loews...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| Not being one of the completely crazy insane Lord of the Rings book
fans, I feel I can be more objective about this film than the furry
footed theater partron to my right. And yes, it is very, very good.
But you knew that. In a way, (and very much...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Marshall Garvey (Rating: 5/5) |
| "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
Review by Marshall Garvey
Rating (0 to 5): 5 Grade: A+
Starring Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf),
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Sean Astin (Sam Gamgee), Orlando Bloom
(Legolas...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 4/4) |
| Directed by Peter Jackson. Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and
Jackson, based on the novel by JRR Tolkien. Starring Elijah Wood, Ian
McKellen, Viggo Mortensen. Running time: 201 minutes. Rated AA for violent
scenes by the MFCB. Reviewed on...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
A film review by Steve Kong
Copyright 2003 Steve Kong
http://www.ultramookie.com/comments/709_0_1_0_C/ more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 4/4) |
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: 4 stars out of 4.
Starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean
Astin, Orlando, Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Miranda Otto, Billy Boyd,
Dominic Monaghan, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving,...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 4/4) |
| At the beginning of this year, I had a pretty good idea that Peter
Jackson's final film adaptation of Tolkien's trilogy would be a given
for my year-end top-ten list. Still, I was not making any rash
decisions and would not give The Return of the King...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: A) |
| As I stood in line waiting to purchase my ticket
to the eagerly awaited final installment of the
"Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the patron at the
box office window asked about the running time of
the film. The ticket agent replied, "three hours
and forty...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by David Sidwell (Rating: 5/5) |
| Only twice before, in 30 years of going to the movies, has it happened
whilst I was there. The first was during Indiana Jones, when he was
faced with that sword-wielding opponent. Indy seems gone for all money
as he is unarmed. Suddenly he whips out a...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Joel B. Kirk (Rating: 5/5) |
| SYNOPSIS:
As the forces of darkness march to Gondor, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas,
and Gimli ride with those of Rohan to give aid. Simutaneously, Frodo
and Sam make way to Mordor with the deformed two-faced Gollum as
guide, to destroy the ring. more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Cheng-Jih Chen |
| I'll wait until the extended versions come out late next year before passing
final judgement on Peter Jackson's rendition of the Lord of the Rings. I found
the extended versions much, much better. My opinion of The Two Towers was
turned around by seeing...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 9/10) |
| It's over. Finally. And I think I'm glad, too. Waiting a year between
installments is bad enough, but enduring the three-hour rollercoaster rides
that make up the Lord of the Rings series is almost too much to bear.
They're too good. They're too...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper |
| CAPSULE: Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS completes
its cycle with THE RETURN OF THE KING, a spectacular
film of complex battles and breath-taking scenery. This
film offers a fairly decent adaptation of the book, an...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 10/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (New Line
Cinema)
New Zealand director Peter Jackson's final chapter is the best of his
Middle Earth trilogy, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic sci-fi/fantasy - and
the film to beat...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
The boys are back in town. Frodo still has a ring to deliver to the bottom of
Mount Doom and his trusty sidekick Sam is helping him along the way. Gollum is
also back for the ride, but continues to stir shit up. In the meantime,
Aragorn, Legolas...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| Director/writer/ producer Peter Jackson picks up where
he left off a year ago with book two of J.R.R.
Tolkein's epic trilogy. Now, finally, we get the end
of the story with part three of "The Lord of the
Rings: The Return of the King." more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 4/4) |
| "Large chance of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?"
the dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies ) asks his fellow fighting companions. Like
everyone else, what you've been waiting for is one last chance to fight with
your heroes. You'll...more |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| As Frodo (Eliah Wood) begins the arduous journey into Mordor with a
battling Sam and Gollum, Gandalf (Ian McKellan) begins to ready the Gondor
capital, Minas Tirith, for battle with Sauron's armies while Théoden
(Bernard Hill, "Gothika") gathers Rohan's...more |
