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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 15, 2017 2:58:48 GMT
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A lot of film to bite into, it still plays as one of the finest epics of all time. More focused I think than TTT, & one of the largest scales of scope in cinematic history I'd say.
Not nearly as nuanced as its predecessors, keeping it from perfect for me, it still delivers the goods in spades.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 15, 2017 4:07:22 GMT
6/10
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Post by movielover on Jun 15, 2017 4:26:32 GMT
7/10 - Neither of the sequels were as great as The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2017 4:37:58 GMT
4/10 It felt like it would never end and I didn't care at all about any of the characters. The effects were nice. I didn't like the music or the direction or the acting. I love the novel. But I truly cannot stand this trilogy of Jackson films.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 15, 2017 15:41:01 GMT
It took a day's marathon of the 3 (2009 or something when I did it) to fully realize that ROTK's 'multiple endings' all made sense & felt required.
At the end of the day, LOTR is one book, & PJ made it as one giant film, split up. To run with the EE's 12+ hours or whatever, & simply have it all swiftly end scene on the fellowship-in-bedroom moment would've felt injustice.
Ever since that marathon, I appreciate its ending(s) much more. They even did it for the end credits - as testament to the trilogy.
The small thing I did notice with the marathon - Frodo smiles at the end of each film. That had never ever occurred to me prior.
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Post by kevin on Jun 15, 2017 15:59:51 GMT
10/10, a masterpiece and one of my favorite movies. Deserved every single Oscar.
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Post by kuatorises on Jun 15, 2017 19:39:53 GMT
easily my least favorite of the trilogy.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Jun 16, 2017 1:19:38 GMT
All three get 10/10. That's a bit generous, but I love all three.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 16, 2017 2:43:03 GMT
10/10, a masterpiece and one of my favorite movies. Deserved every single Oscar. Yeah, the 11/11 Oscars immortalizes the entire trilogy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 12:32:29 GMT
Huge disappointment. A 5 for me. The fight was supposed to be bigger than Helmsdeep, by far, but fell flat. Saruman gets killed offscreen, very weird. The dragged out ending was boring, no sacking of the Shire (granted, this would have been very hard to pull off), it all went too fast and still the movie lasted so long.
A boring finish to an otherwise great trilogy. (extended version, anyway, the theatrical versions were all disappointing)
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Post by detour on Jun 16, 2017 18:39:01 GMT
10/10 - Going with the Extended Versions in all my ratings for the LotR films. I did see them all in the theatre, too, give each of those versions a 9.5/10. But I understand that it's hard to expect modern day audiences to sit through a 4-hour film, so I understand that edits had to be made, for the theatrical versions (which are still amazing), to make the time a little more manageable (though it's not like the theatrical versions are short). And, in my 40+ years, I had never read the books (though I was always curious about them) as I'm more of a sci-fi guy. *Full disclosure - I have cut and pasted my response from the thread on the first film, because frankly, it's easier and it still applies.  |
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Post by sjg on Jun 19, 2017 9:35:31 GMT
9/10
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Post by James on Mar 30, 2019 16:38:31 GMT
8/10
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Post by politicidal on Mar 30, 2019 17:12:38 GMT
10/10.
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Post by Vits on Mar 30, 2019 22:13:56 GMT
8/10
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2019 18:09:06 GMT
10/10
Though the first movie is still the best.
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Post by ShrunkenHeadonKnightBus on Apr 1, 2019 19:59:42 GMT
10/10 for all three. The trilogy as a whole are my all time favorite movies.
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Post by sjg on Feb 12, 2024 8:25:58 GMT
Dropped to a 6/10 on a rewatch after reading the books again after many years. All three films deviate far too much |
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