Return of the King

Rating: 9/10 (27 June 2019)

A king who finally earn his right thrown , Peter Jackson's final installment in his monumental "The Lord of the Rings" represents that filmmaking rarity - a third part of a trilogy that is decisively the best of the lot. With epic conflict, staggering battles, super landscapesand effects, and resolved character arcs all leading to a dramatic conclusion to more than nine hours of masterful storytelling, "The Return of the King" is an urgently paced 200-minute film without an ounce of fat - until unfortunate multiple endings that go on and on, as if Jackson couldn't bear to let go. Again unlike other trilogy finales, this one will rank with its predecessors at the box office, where the first two entries have generated $1.786 billion internationally. Ancillary benefits from various versions and packaging will issue forth close to forever.