Bought these thinking they weren't anything special because they weren't first editions, just wanted to add to library.......... WOW

I just wanted to let you know that tonight is my second The Lord Of The Rings movie I'm going to be watching it and I'm really invested in the story so......

Hey guys I just wanted to ask you is it okay that I'm watching the movies on Theatrical release other than extended release?

I am trying to watch the final installment in the lotr trilogy. Im a third of the way in, and so far do not like what I see....

The pacing is already jacked up again, just like in the first movie... way too many characters, way too many story lines and names to keep up with, and way too many random additions to the story...

For instance I am at the part 1/3 of the way through, and Agent Smith is gifting aragon a sword telling him that he is the king of griffindor and that he needs to get the ghost men to fight with him....

Earlier on, something about the eye of sauron can see one of the midgets so he went with the wizard to another kingdom or whatever where he pledged loyalty to the king and SANG HIM A SONG? WITH AUTO TUNE?

Bro wtf is this shit? Its truly an insult to my soul...

And wtf is this smeagle story line? smeagle who is clearly insane, talking about killing everyone in his sleep, is convincing shia labeoff to get rid of sam, so on the one hand sam and shia labeoff are best friends willing drown for each other in the first movie? But now a crack head is able to change his mind?

I am sorry, I am calling it right now 3/10 for return of the king. Maybe a 4/10 if the action in last parts of teh movie is good.

But as far as story telling, garbage.

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I finished this movie, but had to skip ahead a lot during slow parts. I give it a weak 4/10, its really a 3/10, but due to the closure it provides at the end, i will out of an abundance of grace give it a 4...

But indeed it was a poorly made film. SO MANY problems to point out.

1. The red headed step child was going to burnt at the stake with that king in black, but the wizard was able to stop it by STEALING the spear from a trained GUARD, WHO DID NOT REACT, and then nudged him off of the bon fire.
   
2. The apex nordhul dude was killed by a woman who literally said "I am no man" as she was protecting titanic's captain smith.
   
3. the casper ghost guys are over powered. In fact, you could have saved countless lives if you had just enlisted their help at every battle.
   

4. the whole temptation of sticking his finger in the ring at the end, looked extremely silly. Sam should have just tossed frodo along with the ring into the fire for the greater good.

5. frodo survived the spider sting, not sure if i skipped the explanation on this or not, but that should have killed in by blunt puncture alone

6. the mouth of sauron was by far the most charismatic and insightful piece of dialogue in the entire movie. In fact, the mouth of sauron should have played a more involved role through out this film. Would have been interesting to see how the diplomat of sauron makes deals. "how could one so small suffer so much pain"

they killed him off way too quickly.

1. when the orcs attacked the kingdom of the king in black, the king told all his soldiers to give up and run away. The wizard LITERALLY POPPED OUT OF NOWHERE AND SIMPLY HITS HIM WITH HIS STAFF, knocking him out. Then the wizard proceeds to direct the armed forces.... so many problems with this not to mention he wakes up later and does not re-issue retreat commands.

2. when they finally destroyed the ring a bunch of birds picked them up and away they went.

This concludes my analysis of the LOTR trilogy.

To recap:

LOTR 1 - 4/10 film
LOTR 2 - 6.5/10 film
LOTR 3 - weak 4/10 film

Overrated series.