| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingReleased: December 17, 2003 Studio: New Line Cinema Genre: fantasy epic Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 377.80 Worldwide: 1147.63 Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: 605.92 Worldwide: 1737.00 |
Directing: Peter Jackson Screenwriting: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellan, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd Review:In tackling Lord of the Rings, “Jackson demonstrates the definitive way to translate a popular literary epic for the screen, with sweep and passion and grandeur.” EW “The final chapter in the visually stunning chronicle of Tolkien’s legendary tale” A07 is “such a pure spectacle, that it can be enjoyed even by those who have not seen the first two films.” RE “Anyone who bangs on about all those endings is missing the many joys of Peter Jackson’s Academy Award-laden trilogy-closer.” E18 It joined Titanic and Ben-Hur as one of only three films to take 11 of the statuettes. “Deserves. Every. Oscar.” E18 The hobbits Frodo (Wood) and Sam (Astin) “undertake a harrowing journey” RE to Mount Doom to destroy The One Ring and save Middle Earth, a task made more complicated by “The Ring’s strange power to enthrall its possessors.” RE They are accompanied by “the magnificently eerie, fish-fleshed, bug-eyed creature Gollum.” RE Thanks to CGI motion-capture and the voice of Andy Serkis, he “seems as real as anyone else on the screen.” RE He is pivotal to the story’s “fantastic dramatic-ironic twist when…[he] saves the day through his own treachery.” E18 The movie is “a crowning achievement” RE and “visionary use of all the tools of special effects.” RE “It has some of the most colossal and entertaining battle scenes ever mounted.” E18 Sources:
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