The Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King (DVD 2004)

We'd seen the previous shorter version and wanted to see the extra scenes which we found most enjoyable. it had been on the TV that night but we had missed parts so I decided to buy the CD and enjoy at our liesure.

decided to buy it as it was the cheapest around and my husband will love it for xmas as he likes that sort of thing and its the last of the films, and e-bay is great to buy cheap things on i don't shop any wherer else

i liked the lord of the rings because its got adventure in it. its exciting, moving and powerful. amzing and wonderful at the same time. a must see.

Sir Ian McKellen - take a bow.
The acting on his behalf in this film simply blew me away.

The one thing to wait for in this film is the epic battle scene at the end.
It is without doubt, one of the best single scenes in a film that I have ever seen. The screenplay, directing, casting, acting, colour, fighting everything about it is perfect, and who comes to save the day................

But it, you'll find out, and you won't be disappointed.

100,000%

There is nothing to dislike about this film!
It is the best out of all 3 films and if you see it you will know what I mean.
Not only is there a HUGE spider that tried to eat Frodo, but there is a ghost army, huge elephants and orcs. Just to mention a few.
Frodo and Sam finally get to Mordor to distroy the ring, but all sorts of problems get in their way before they can get to Mount Doom.
I did think it was funny that Legolas and Gimli continue their little compitition of who can kill the most orcs in one battle. Legolas kills one of the elephants and Gimli just says "That only counts as one!" You have to watch it to laugh, believe me, it's the best out of all 3 films. You do not want to miss this one.

Peter Jackson did it – where others crashed before him – he has brought Tolkien’s world to life. Hence The Lord of the Ring is not a film trilogy, it is an epic, it is a legend.

There were, in ancient times, epics and legends that were sung and played by bards and poets traveling from town to town. Those stories were full of heroes and adventures, and their purpose was to give people a sense of good and evil, a sense of honor, dignity, loyalty, honesty and righteousness. The Lord of the Ring is a modern version of such epics. It serves the same purpose, and in a society where we have lost the sense of enchantment and magic (not to speak about righteousness), it deserves the same attention.

The naïve innocence of some heroes (the Hobbits) can be arguable in credibility: one has to be sly to defeat evil, naivety hardly pays in any society, and it does not protect against evil. As for the script, in spite of the narrative inherited from the book it seems the films constantly need to create new villains, challenges and battles to keep you out of breath. But the mastery with which all this is crafted and directed is a flawless enchantment all throughout. The universe of Tolkien recreated in CGI is like a long stream of dazzling sceneries and creatures that can beat the wildest imaginations – that in itself shouldn’t be missed. (And when Liv Tyler in immortal Elvish Princess tells Viggo ‘I would rather share a lifetime with you than face all the Ages of this world alone,’ Oh boys! have a wish she says that to you.)

So, you’re in for a deep journey across a world of fantasy and enchantment, with the most spectacular effects and battles you’ve ever seen. And if you like the genre, the three parts are to be seen as one to make sense – they gain in intensity and rival in quality.

Great film to end the trilogy. Not actually bought for myself but as a birthday present for somebody. They were made up as it completed their collection.