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by Paul Talon on Jan.19, 2010, under Uncategorized

The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis

Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

**Note – Extended Edition**

I sit back and wonder how to review this masterpiece. Everything is there. The casting is perfect, the score by Howard Shore is the most iconic since the John Williams’ canon, the cinematography is beautiful, the adaption is the most pure I’ve ever seen from a novel, and yet the pacing is brisk and three hours later, I was happy to move on to Two Towers just to get more.

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Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Bernard Hill, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, and Andy Serkis

Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

**Note – Extended Edition**

The Two Towers had quite a task. After hitting it out of the ballpark with the Fellowship of the Ring, how could they possibly follow suit? Especially given that as the middle arc, there is no true beginning, no true end, and the way the book is depicted would be two mini-movies as we follow first the remaining fellowship and their adventures and then the story of the still questing Frodo and Sam in the second portion.

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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

2003

Starring: Elijah Woods, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhyes-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Bernard Hill, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto, and Andy Serkis

Written by: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Phillipa Boyens based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Directed by: Peter Jackson

**Note – Extended Edition**

Jackson and Co. set up to close out what they began. And they do it in style. With a clear ending set in mind, and a better roadmap to work from they are able to raise the bar from Two Towers and while they might not quite reach the heights of perfection that Fellowship of the Ring had, Return of the King could arguably be the more enjoyable.

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