The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition)

by Peter Jackson (Director)

Other authorsJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien (Author), John Howe (Designer), Alan Lee (Designer), Richard Taylor (Actor), John Noble (Actor), Ian McKellen (Actor), Viggo Mortensen (Actor), Peter Jackson (Author), Peter Jackson (Producer), Peter Jackson (Actor), Ian Holm (Actor) — 35 more, Andy Serkis (Actor), Christopher Lee (Actor), Elijah Wood (Actor), Howard Shore (Composer), Howard Shore (Actor), Cate Blanchett (Actor), Philippa Boyens (Author), Andrew Lesnie (Cinematographer), Andrew Lesnie (Actor), David Wenham (Actor), Sean Astin (Actor), Liv Tyler (Actor), Sean Bean (Actor), Fran Walsh (Author), Fran Walsh (Producer), Dominic Monaghan (Actor), Orlando Bloom (Actor), Billy Boyd (Actor), John Rhys-Davies (Actor), Bernard Hill (Actor), Jamie Selkirk (Editor), Hugo Weaving (Actor), Marton Csokas (Actor), Karl Urban (Actor), Miranda Otto (Actor), Brad Dourif (Actor), Barrie M. Osborne (Producer), Bruce Spence (Actor), Lawrence Makoare (Actor), Paul Norell (Actor), Thomas Robins (Actor), Rick Porras (Actor), Gino Acevedo (Actor), Christian Rivers (Actor), Royd Tolkien (Actor)

DVD, 2004

Series

Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings (extended 3)

Description

The Fellowship divides to conquer, as Frodo and Sam, with the help and hindrance of Gollum, continue on their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor, while Merry remains with Eowyn and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one ultimate goal in mind: to distract the Eye of Sauron and buy Frodo as much time as possible in order to destroy the One Ring.

Collections

Favorites, Loki's Top 20 films of all time

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2003-12-01

Physical description

7.5 inches

Publication

New Line Home Video (2004), Edition: Special Extended Edition

ISBN

0780646533 / 9780780646537

UPC

794043693229

Library's rating

Library's review

Excepting virtually everything concerning the army of the dead (and in particular the inane skull avalanche), this movie is amazing, and a beautiful, heart-wrenching end to the saga. That said, I find its extended edition perhaps a bit superfluous -- this being the only movie in the entire six film

series where I'm unsure if the extended cut is superior to the theatrical. Some of the scenes added are to its benefit, but some simply make an already long and unevenly paced movie longer.

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