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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) (2004)
Magnificent
Two things. First, I'm just doing this one review to cover the entire trilogy, because it's all a single entity as far as I'm concerned. And I'm doing it for the extended versions because that's what I bought. I knew that's what I wanted and I just endured the extra wait until the extended version of each segment was released. Second, I'm endlessly amused by people who quibble that Jackson didn't remain faithful to the books, line for line. I mean, c'mon, they're translating from one medium to another. It's amazing that they did as well as they did. Did they take some liberties? Of course. Did some elements get left out? Of course, but what we got is remarkably true to the books. I applaud Peter Jackson and the rest of the people involved for bringing this tale to the screen. They did a magnificent job. I never expected to see these books done anywhere near this well.
The movies, themselves? They're beautiful. The faithfulness, the attention to detail, the gorgeous scenery, the drama, the touches of humor (very much ala Tolkien), the sound, the special effects, the acting... This movie deserved all the academy awards it got. In fact, they could have given each film the award for best picture in it's year and it would have suited me just fine.
I recently sat down on a Saturday with my brothers and watched all three extended versions in sequence on a big screen TV (one brother has the whole set-up: big screen, surround sound, etc.). WOW! We started just after noon and ended around 2:30 the following morning. That includes brief breaks between discs and an hour for dinner between TTT and ROTK. It was a lot of movie and I'll not try something like that again soon, but it was a terrific experience. I had hobbits and other denizens of Middle Earth in my dreams for the next two or three nights, but I'm definitely not complaining.
Not everyone will love these, of course. You can't please all of the people all the time (to re-work an old bit of wisdom), but the almost universal acclaim says a lot. This is classic literature brilliantly realized on the screen. I'm happy to own these DVDs (and I haven't ever viewed most of the extensive special features yet). If you're one of those who hasn't seen them yet...well, what are you waiting for? Don't just take my word for it, there are an overwhelming number of other 5-star reviews here. Go for it. The LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy gets my very highest recommendation (both books and movies).
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