Simply incredible.
That’s my review for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. All three movies of the trilogy are fantastic, but this one really tops them all. There are some of the best epic battle scenes I’ve ever seen on film, and once the movie gets going, the three plus hours really scream by. I did think the pacing at first was a little slow, and the movie tries to end itself several times, but I’m sure once I see it again, and I get my head wrapped around everything there was to soak in, I’ll be able to give a better critique. I wasn’t one of the brave souls who dared to sit their butt in a theater seat for thirteen straight hours to watch the three films back to back to back, but dare I say it might have just been worth it do just that.
Now, to some, what I’m about to say is blasphemous.
I’ve never read the books. :shocked:
Why? I was just never exposed to them up until I started hearing about the movies a few years ago. In fact, I never really read books for leisure until I started traveling for work. Hey, reading is fundamental.
Now, I’m inclined to read them, if only to delve more into the world that Peter Jackson created for the movies (maybe I’ll start after I finish my current book). I know there were some things left out in order to have a better flow, so I’m interested in more detail behind the story that I already know.
One more thing – Samwise Gamgee is my new favorite Rings character, and Sean Astin richly deserves an Oscar nomination, if not the Academy Award itself. And isn’t it about time one of these movies won Best Picture?
Have you seen it yet? What did you think?