The Return Of My Childhood

Rating: Null/10 (21 December 2003)

This amazing trilogy has turned me into a faggoty little geek every December, I p*** my pants like a girl when I watch the films, especially Friday afternoon when I sat in the front row to see the conclusion to this incredible adventure.
The only way I can describe "Return Of The King" is by expressing my thoughts in the form of Bluto from "Animal House"...HOLY SHUIITTT!! HOLY SHUIITTTT!! I mean really, this is some pretty spectacular film making, the result of pure love, focus and effort. I would be hard pressed to think of any other way "The Lord Of The Rings" could of been filmed. Sure there are some things that aren't perfect, some things that could of been included, but as a whole I think that Peter Jackson has achieved the impossible and no one else could of done a better job.
The middle section, watching the battle of "Pelenor" Fields, the Attack on Gondor and the final push to mount doom was the most exhilarating time I have ever spent in a theater. My reaction to many scenes was a emphatic "Holy F***" followed by a laugh, I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. Everyone had great moments, the battles were the best ever put on the big screen. One moment that keeps getting me is the rush of the riders from Rohan as they plowed through the orcs, that was incredible. Just the force of it. I could really go on and on about the battle scenes, the acting, Gollum, Howard Shore, its all great stuff.
I think the only problems that I have with the films are the same problems I have with the book, mainly text/dialogue and mannerisms of the characters but it all stays true to the genre of Fantasy so I can't fault anyone but myself for that. Also one major plot point that kind of makes me wonder, it has to do with undead warriors and their influence on the outcome of the struggle. In both cases of the book and the film I found it to be too tidy, too easy...but I digress. Nothing compares to these films and the book, so I will leave it at that.
As with the book one character stands out, one character's journey just opitimizes the theme of the story, and that is Samwise Gamgee. I felt sorry for Sean Astin in the first two films because those were thankless days, every one else was getting the attention, he must of just sat there and thought just wait, wait because I am playing the most important character in the story and my moment will come in "Return Of The King" and boy did he deliver, just beautiful stuff.
Anyway what more can you say. Beautiful.