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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
2003 · Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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RELEASE DATE
2003
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GENRE
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.7k points
The cinematography in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Just got out of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 4.1k points
Hot Take: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Everyone praising the The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/flicks · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.1k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
Honestly, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/boxoffice · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 0.7k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King?
Look, I wanted to love The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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