Return of the King

Thu 8th January, 2004 | 2:02 pm

Vic and I went to see Lord of the Rings: Return of the King last night at the Barbican Cinema . I really enjoyed the film; I thought it was pretty true to the book and one of the most spectacular films I’ve seen in a long time. Vic wasn’t so keen, and found it a bit cheesey, though I put that down to a lot of the dialogue being close to how it was written. The books are very much an epic creation, with lots of pre-battle speeches etc, and that’s reflected in the film.

Favourite parts of the film: Lighting of the beacons, the attack on Minas Tirith, and the arrival of the men of Rohan.

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3 Responses to “Return of the King”

  1. Maurice Walshe says:
    Fri 9th January, 2004 at 4:13 pm

    HI Nigs

    Yeh Thought ROTK was good – after reflection they ought to redo the ending with the Scouring of the Shire.

    Also check out the extended TT 45 odd minutes some of which are realy good – Especialy Theodreds Burial with Eowen singing a lament in Old English.

  2. Nigel says:
    Mon 12th January, 2004 at 2:04 pm

    Hi Maurice! Good to hear from you again.
    I agree about the Scouring of the Shire, though I can see why they left it out in the cinema version, along with all the Saruman stuff. Doesn’t Sam foresee the Scouring in Galadriel’s mirror during The Two Towers? I have the extended DVDs for the first two films and really should get around to re-watching the second one.

  3. Paul Hardy says:
    Sat 17th January, 2004 at 3:52 pm

    Just caught up with your site again, first time since xmas. Comments on TROTK, aparently? the DVD when it is released, will contain Old Sharky’s scenes in the Shire.
    Paul

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