Movie Review ~ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Why have I never watched this movie before? Oh yeah . . . because I never watched the first two. Which is weird since I own and I've watched both Hobbit movies. I have no answer.

Well I figured I couldn't watch The Return of the King without watching the first two movies of the Trilogy . . . so Hal & I binge watched them all.

These movies are exciting and romantic and violent (but not real graphic violence or I would have had to turn it off) and a story of heroes and evil and the good guy gets to win. What more can you ask for? The scenery was STUNNING. The costumes were incredibly imaginative. I just can't praise this trilogy enough. I'm so sad I never watched it before now.

Stuck inside on a rainy summer day? This may be the answer.

Academy Awards, USA 2004

Won Oscar	Best Picture Barrie M. Osborne Peter Jackson Fran Walsh
	Best Director Peter Jackson
	Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens Peter Jackson
	Best Film Editing Jamie Selkirk
	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Grant Major (art director) Dan Hennah (set decorator) Alan Lee (set decorator)
	Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson Richard Taylor
	Best Makeup Richard Taylor Peter King
	Best Music, Original Score Howard Shore
	Best Music, Original Song Fran Walsh Howard Shore Annie Lennox For the song "Into the West".
	Best Sound Mixing Christopher Boyes Michael Semanick Michael Hedges Hammond Peek
	Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel Joe Letteri Randall William Cook Alex Funke

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