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The Return Of The King **Spoilers**
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Halo
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I saw the film yesterday morning, and again this morning. It was superb. Exciting, emotional, scary, funny - it was utterly brilliant! The battle scenes were excellent, Shelob the spider was hideously believable, Denethor was chilling and superbly acted. Daft bits: Legolas climbing up that war elephant (can't remember what you call them) like he was Daredevil, unrealistically swinging up as easily as if he was strolling in the park - yeah right. And Sam and Frodo surviving amidst all that lava! But still ...
The look of the film was superb, Minas Tirith was awesome, as were the special effects, especially re the Dead warriors. If this does not win Jackson a Best Film Oscar and Best Director, it will be utterly shameful.
From what I can remember, it seemed fairly faithful to the book, though I read it about a year before the first film came out and purposely didn't re-read it until I had seen all three films. I have to say that being able to remember who lived and died kind of spoiled the suspense for me slightly, especially at the end in Mount Doom.
Well, I think that all three films have been truly magnificent - a major achievement to film what has been described as an unfilmable book, and to do it such justice ... They are truly stunning - go and see The Return of the King ASAP.
The look of the film was superb, Minas Tirith was awesome, as were the special effects, especially re the Dead warriors. If this does not win Jackson a Best Film Oscar and Best Director, it will be utterly shameful.
From what I can remember, it seemed fairly faithful to the book, though I read it about a year before the first film came out and purposely didn't re-read it until I had seen all three films. I have to say that being able to remember who lived and died kind of spoiled the suspense for me slightly, especially at the end in Mount Doom. Well, I think that all three films have been truly magnificent - a major achievement to film what has been described as an unfilmable book, and to do it such justice ... They are truly stunning - go and see The Return of the King ASAP.
Darren
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I saw it on Saturday. FANTASTIC!!
The battle scenes are awesome.
It's been nearly twenty years since I read the book, so I couldn't remember most of the key points.
Did they change much from the book? I can't remember the Dead Army in the book.
Halo, I agree about those two scenes. Sam and Frodo did very well to survive all that lava, and Gollum didn't even flinch as he was cooked!
The battle scenes are awesome.
It's been nearly twenty years since I read the book, so I couldn't remember most of the key points.
Did they change much from the book? I can't remember the Dead Army in the book.
Halo, I agree about those two scenes. Sam and Frodo did very well to survive all that lava, and Gollum didn't even flinch as he was cooked!
Martin
Active Member
I saw it yesterday, and it was AWESOME!
I didn't find ANYTHING wrong with it, not even Frodo and Sam surviving (which they did in the book), nor Legolas taking the Oliphaunt head-on.
The dead army is definitely in the book, as is Gollum dropping from the mountain and coming back at the end, so that did NOT disappoint me.
Also, at the end, a lot of people went away, they thought it dragged to long. I don't agree. When you consider this a 3 hour film, then the end (30 minutes?) to be a bit long, but when you consider this one huge nine hour film (which it essentially is), the ending was marvellous, and very emotional to boot.
During those last 30 minutes you could clearly separate the people who were there for the spectacle from those who were there for the story. I'm part of the latter.
Cheers, Martin
I didn't find ANYTHING wrong with it, not even Frodo and Sam surviving (which they did in the book), nor Legolas taking the Oliphaunt head-on.
The dead army is definitely in the book, as is Gollum dropping from the mountain and coming back at the end, so that did NOT disappoint me.
Also, at the end, a lot of people went away, they thought it dragged to long. I don't agree. When you consider this a 3 hour film, then the end (30 minutes?) to be a bit long, but when you consider this one huge nine hour film (which it essentially is), the ending was marvellous, and very emotional to boot.
During those last 30 minutes you could clearly separate the people who were there for the spectacle from those who were there for the story. I'm part of the latter.
Cheers, Martin
hobitten
New Member
Saw it yesterday. ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. I have no reservations about the movie(s). The battle scenes were exhilerating, The Oliphants magnificent. If you do not suffer from arachnophobia, there is a good chance you will, after meeting Shelop.
The best part, and what I have been curious to see all along, is how Strider turned into King Elessar. The transformation of the time and ware worn Strider into a omnipotent and benevolent King. They did that superbly. Aragorn - Viggo Mortensen - took upon himself the responsibility and power of being King in the most awesome way.
Oh, and I cried in the end. Didn't you?
Must see it again
Hobitten
The best part, and what I have been curious to see all along, is how Strider turned into King Elessar. The transformation of the time and ware worn Strider into a omnipotent and benevolent King. They did that superbly. Aragorn - Viggo Mortensen - took upon himself the responsibility and power of being King in the most awesome way.
Oh, and I cried in the end. Didn't you?
Must see it again
Hobitten
Ashlea
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Saw it on Christmas Day, Giant Screen-style. Very, very impressive. I would be really into it, and then all of a sudden think, OMG, this scene cost millions of dollars, I can't believe someone gave this much money to an unproven director.
I cried for most of the last hour, my husband the arachnophobe managed not to freak out during the spider bit, but as we were leaving two grown men were having a shouting match over one of the men's children talking throughout the entire movie. It was bizarre.
I cried for most of the last hour, my husband the arachnophobe managed not to freak out during the spider bit, but as we were leaving two grown men were having a shouting match over one of the men's children talking throughout the entire movie. It was bizarre.