Papa Chewie (papachewie)

The perfect blend of action, adventure, comedy. and drama, there is a little bit of everything for everyone in this magnificent epic from director Akira Kurosawa. Never has a movie been made that is so long in length, but so captivating throughout the entire picture. The acting is superb by all, with notable performances from Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. Each character is given time to grow and develop while never taking away from the plot or the action of the story. Speaking of the action, the battle sequences in this film are superb. No need for fancy special effects to get the desired effect, the battle scenes in this movie are about as real and as gritty and powerful as you will get. The direction is as always fantastic, Kurosawa has proved time and time again that he is one of the greatest directors of all time and he really proves it here with this amazing work of art. I would recommend this movie to people of all ages, for it is something that you cannot miss.

I know I'm probably going to get a lot of flack for saying this, but Return of the King is one of the greatest movies ever made, period. That's why it's such a shame that whenever I make my way onto the LOTR boards on IMDB, the popular thing to do nowadays is to bash the series and say that Sam & Frodo are gay (which speaks volumes about the general maturity of most of the internet). I however have never and will never turn my backs on these films, they are some of my favourites and the greatest trilogy ever.

Everything about these films are epic and fill you with a grand sense of wonder and amazement as they suck you into the world of Middle-Earth. Return of the King capped off what was already an amazing series and somehow was the best movie of the entire series! This grand finale ups the ante in terms of acting (especially Sean Astin) and action with it's amazing blend of battle scenes and incredibly deep storytelling.

Having been a fan of the Tolkien books before the movies came out, I guess you could say that I am biased when writing this review, but that is not the case. Had I never read the books before the films, I still would have been engrossed by the story and characters of this fantastic series. That's why I find it hard to fathom what possible reasons these people have to say that this series sucks. Oh well, that's off the point anyways.

Watch the entire Lord of the Rings series, it's an experience that you cannot miss!