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Movie Overview
Cast
Elijah Wood
Viggo Mortensen
Ian McKellen
Director
Peter Jackson
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - for intense epic battle sequences and frightening images
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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OFCS Rating: 95% Fresh
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3/4
"Still a pretty stirring epic and is a worthy conclusion to the saga."
Critic Doctor
Peter Sobczynski
5/5
"So impeccably and artfully done that we can hardly breathe, immobilised by emotion, suspense, the sheer spectacle, the intimate drama."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
3/5
"A lot of it is just hacking and slashing on a mammoth scale, which is still just hacking and slashing."
eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
A+
"Every inch the finale this saga deserves, cementing its place as one of the seminal cinematic achievements of our time."
Flipside Movie Emporium
Rob Vaux
B+
"Not one of the 10 best films of the year, but it would be no surprise if it walks off with many major awards."
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
B+
"Special effects are first rate with the Gollum sequences virtually flawless."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
5/5
"
The Return of the King
is one of the finest things I've ever seen. And that includes stuff like sunrises and babies and the original, unaltered
Star Wars
."
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
A-
"Surpasses the extraordinary visual standards set by its predecessors."
Eclipse Magazine
Sean O'Connell
A+
"It's hard to overstate the soaring achievement of Peter Jackson and company... this film, and this trilogy, is a gift to be treasured."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
10/10
"An enormously exciting, exquisite, even exhausting, cinematic experience. Definitely one of the 10 BEST of 2003 - and the film to beat at this year's Oscars!"
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Susan Granger
2.5/4
"Sometimes intoxicating, occasionally exhilarating."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
4/4
"Push the term 'fantasy' aside. This is one of history's greatest epics and a brilliant conclusion to history's best and most consistent trilogy."
Oscar Guy
Wesley Lovell
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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