Lord of the Rings : Return of the King Review

Peter Jackson's third film of the ambitious RING trilogy is the best.

Even if you weren't obsessed with the books in Junior High school, this is one of the most breathtaking epic adventure films ever made. It's fantasy and humanistic elements are blended seamlessly-at least until the film's sappy last half hour (and given the book's anti-climatic ending-Jackson's improved it).

You can quibble about all kinds of things with the films (yeah some interesting characters were left out, some character motivations given short shrift at least until extended footage is added), but they remain just quibbles when you look at the entire film. It's an incredible 3 and a half hour experience. Bravo.

It's also very rare that the second or even third film of a series is better than the first.  Wow.

(Another Great Movie Sequel  # 9  in the series)

LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING --2003  Directed by Peter Jackson