The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Blu-ray) PG-13
The eye of the enemy is moving.
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- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 3 hours, 21 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 7, 2013
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: New Line Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Elijah Wood & Viggo Mortensen | |
Performer: | Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Miranda Otto, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Bernard Hill, John Noble, David Wenham, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Karl Urban, Cate Blanchett, Marton Csokas & Ian Holm | |
Directed by | Peter Jackson | |
Screenwriting by | Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson | |
Original story by | J.R.R. Tolkien | |
Composition by | Howard Shore | |
Produced by | Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh & Peter Jackson | |
Director of Photography: | Andrew Lesnie | |
Executive Production by | Robert Shaye, Michael Lynne & Mark Ordesky |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Adapted Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson & Philippa Boyens
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Director: Peter Jackson
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Original Score: Howard Shore
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Original Song: Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh & Howard Shore
Academy Awards 2003 -
Best Picture: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
Yes, the running time is long, and yes, those many endings in a slow, dreamy coda left me feeling spent -- better spent than I can ever remember.
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Wall Street Journal
Standing out amid an excellent cast is Elijah Wood, stymied by tweeness in the earlier films but here convincingly developing the character of Frodo as the embodiment of valor and self-sacrifice.
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Chicago Reader
...Peter Jackson has created the mack daddy of all movie fantasies, and RETURN OF THE KING brings the film version of Tolkien's trilogy to a combustibly exciting close...
Rolling Stone
The sense of closure is exquisite, but I'm not sure I'm able to forgive Peter Jackson for the three years that he has taken to put it on the screen. The wait has been excruciating.
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Times (UK)
With The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Peter Jackson delivers a decent ending to his fantasy trilogy -- actually, about 12 endings.
Associated Press
[T]he third film propels the work into the stratosphere of classic movies. Key characters are enhanced, new civilizations visited and battles fought more intensely, even as feelings and motivations are plumbed more deeply and movingly.
USA Today
RETURN OF THE KING dispatches its characters to their destinies with a grand and eloquent confidence. This is the best of the three...
Chicago Sun-Times
Product Description:
THE RETURN OF THE KING, the third and final film in Peter Jackson's THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, finds Middle-earth on the cusp of great change. Weary hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) venture further into the dark realm of Mordor, guided by the increasingly desperate Gollum (Andy Serkis), the two-faced former owner of the Ring that Frodo must destroy in the fires of Mount Doom. Meanwhile Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) contend with the deranged ruler Denethor (John Noble) at the once-mighty city of Minas Tirith, as Merry (Dominic Monaghan) joins Éowyn (Miranda Otto) and the Riders of Rohan to hold back the forces of Sauron. Amidst the chaos, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) must rise to his destiny, aided by Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) in assembling allies for a massive battle that will decide the fate of Middle-earth.
With RETURN, Jackson brings J.R.R. Tolkien's world-renowned tale to a stunning conclusion. As with THE TWO TOWERS, the director deftly weaves various storylines together in one remarkable scene after another. Spectacular visuals complement Jackson's sharp focus on the characters and their emotional battles. While the special effects help to create huge battles and frightening creatures on a previously unseen scale, they never outshine the excellent ensemble of actors who bring the heart of the story home. A truly astounding work of filmmaking, THE RETURN OF THE KING skillfully concludes one of the greatest trilogies in cinema history.
With RETURN, Jackson brings J.R.R. Tolkien's world-renowned tale to a stunning conclusion. As with THE TWO TOWERS, the director deftly weaves various storylines together in one remarkable scene after another. Spectacular visuals complement Jackson's sharp focus on the characters and their emotional battles. While the special effects help to create huge battles and frightening creatures on a previously unseen scale, they never outshine the excellent ensemble of actors who bring the heart of the story home. A truly astounding work of filmmaking, THE RETURN OF THE KING skillfully concludes one of the greatest trilogies in cinema history.
Keywords:
Adventure
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Fantasy
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Monsters
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War
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Good Vs. Evil
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Magic
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Theatrical Release
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Sequel
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Fantasy Worlds
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Essential Cinema
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Based On A Novel
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