A filmed, violent painting-book

Rating: 6/10 (7 January 2004)

Before the first big battle in this movie, the "good guys" around Theoden do not scream "Victory!" or "Freedom!" - no, they scream "Death!"
That made me feel pretty uneasy, because if even the "good guys'" only aim is the death of the "bad guys", then where is the difference between these two groups?!
Compared to a movie as serious, adult and mature as "Mystic river", "The return of the king" is nothing more than a filmed, violent painting-book: 6 out of 10.