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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
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 Tolkien's story, Jackson's movie
It's interesting how the ultimate movie fan reviewed LOTR:ROTK as if Peter Jackson wrote the story. Yeah, he wrote the screenplay, and he did change quite a bit to make it more dramatic for the silver screen, but this story was written 60 years before Jackson started developing it for the screen. And as much as I love the books (I've read them a couple dozen times), I gotta tell ya, Jackson made some great changes. I did think that the Battle of Helm's Deep in LOTR:TTT went on a bit long, but his addition of the elves added depth and tragedy that the book did not have. Jackson fleshed out characters that Tolkien had left as two dimensional (such as Boromir) and made them even better. Aragorn became a lot more accessable and human, and Gandalf had humor and humanity. But the ending of the third movie was the ending of the third book, only more concise, dramatic, and emotional. Jackson did a fabulous job with this epic story. I don't think that anyone else could have done a better job. I can't wait for the extended release of The Return of the King.
Great adaptation of a very complex trilogy.
I have read the LOTR 7 times in the last 30 years, and the story is still as compelling and moving as the first read. Peter Jackson's adaptation of the LOTR "The Return of the King," was nothing short of amazing. I am very aware of the departures, compromises and reworkings of the original storyline, but fans of the both the books and the movies need to understand that book authoring and movie making are two very different challenges. In a trilogy as complex and interwoven as the LOTR series, I think that Peter Jackson did what no other director was able or courageous enough to do, and do phenomenally well, with his films. Was there any character wrongly cast in the films? Aragorn was incredible, Gandalf was brilliant, and Gollum himself was a marvel of Shakespearian proportions, not to mention the technology involved to bring him to life. The movies, even with their flaws for us Tolkien puritans, are well worth owning, especially the extended versions, despite their added length. Most of us wish the story would go on forever anyway.
An amazing cinematic accomplishment
I think these films have done an EXCELLENT job of capturing the essence of Tolkien's writings. Once I read the Silmarillion I was completely drawn in. Vividly imaginitive and truly epic story-telling. The films stay true to these themes even with the changes done in the story! I really don't mind them. The Extended DVDs are a must for any fan of Tolkien! I'm anxious to get the third one! For me the Return of the King is THE best film ever made.
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