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First Review Of Return Of The King

Posted by timothy on from the they-like-it dept.

dipfan writes "Newsweek has a first review of the third instalment of LOTR - and gives it two thumbs up: "Judging from a recent Newsweek screening in New Zealand, The Return Of The King is a sure contender for best picture. More than that, it could be the first franchise ever that didn't, at the end of the day, let audiences down--either because of laziness, pretension, greed or other phantom menaces. This is an especially poignant possibility at a time when we can all still smell the smoke from the wreckage of The Matrix." Fingers crossed. There's also an entertaining piece on LOTR gaffes with comments from Peter Jackson (such as 'Well, it's too late to fire anyone,' and 'We didn't think Elijah looked very good with pus')."

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  1. Right epic at the right time... by xanthines-R-yummy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Ever since the World Trade Center collapsed, the world has been polarized even more than it already is. "Us vs them" is prevalent everywhere and more pronounced than in recent years: USA vs terrorists, Muslims vs USA, Everyone vs USA!, etc etc. This movie is an epic, very much like the classics of old (well-defined good vs bad, where good wins despite the bad, FYI).

    Almost EVERYONE can relate to these movies because you can envision yourself as hobbits/wizards/kings against the Dark Lord (USA/terrorists/muslims/Bush).

    Personally, it's me vs Sauron!

  2. Re:Secrets? by jjhlk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Would you care to prove that, Doctor?

  3. Re:Just suck it up by Minna+Kirai · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    everything's better than it was before ...as all the little people and magical beings see that their time is coming to an end and one race of pragmatic, greedy humanity will shortly be dominant through all the lands.

  4. Re:The matrix. by bensagenius · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yes, you fucking lib, peace IS wonderful, but at what price? The price Zion pays is living in peace with the knowledge that the rest of humanity (99%?) is living in slavery to the machines. The price of the peace you would choose for us is "peace" under militant Islamist rule. Fuck your peace.

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  5. Re:Sometimes it doesn't matter by dimator · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nit #3: There's no such character as 'Gondalf'

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  6. Re:Sometimes it doesn't matter by quigonn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nit #4: English sentences usually end with a '.' (aka 'full stop').

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  7. Re:Sometimes it doesn't matter by Conanymous+Award · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nit #5: it's Qui-Gon, not Quigonn.

  8. Re:Sometimes it doesn't matter by quigonn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nit #6: it's Anonymous Coward, not Conanymous Award.
    Nit #7: this is getting stupid.

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