Return of the King - Spoiler Version

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Rndm_Perfection

I believe Gandalf knows the large Eagles (Rocs, the seem to be) from "The Hobbit" when he crossed the Misty Mountains.

They're not "Rocs." They're Eagles. Whatever any other fantasy author chooses to name giant birds of prey, Tolkien used "Eagles" thus your use of "Rocs" is incorrect.

Sorry, but that just kind of annoyed me...

Anyway...

Yeah, the Eagles are from The Hobbit originally. I remember there was something in The Hobbit that made the Eagles being in the battle outside Mordor pretty neat, but I can't remember what it was...


*shrugs and walks away*

[Canyarion]

Damn sweet. Just plain great.

I cried 4 times:
"DEATH! DEATH!!" from the Rohirrim,
"The Eagles are coming!!" just because that was such a great prhase in the book,
Aragorn and everybody bowing for the Hobbits. BEST SCENE!!!!!!!
Frodo and stuff leaving. Basicly the whole ending scene.

Blast this movie is great!

At first it kinda annoyed me how they changed this from the book, for example the whole Osgiliath thing (in the book it was already taken months ago and you don't hear anything about it).
But the second half of the movie made up for everything.

The army of the dead was cool, but I thought it was a bit over the top. They way they saved the day... oh well.

Legolas was great. How much damage can one person do?

The scene with Éowyn and the Witch King could have been better if you'd ask me. Why didn't they give her her original words?
-"Thou fool! No mortal man may hinder me!"
-"But no mortal man am I" and then perhaps "I'm a woman", don't remember if that's in the book...

Sam going to Rosie was GREAT! We were all like 'Go Sam! Go Sam!'

Haha did you see Peter Jackson??? I think I did. He's on one of the ships, a fat man with long black hair.
And when I saw his kids, I was really like 'Oh no! It's them again! "


I'll stop now, or else nobody will read my long post.

[DarkMaster]

Can someone tell me how Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and the Army of the Dead got onto those ships which were suppose to be carrying enemies?

[Canyarion]

Yeah I'll tell you.... ehm you find that out when Aragorn tells it... so it´s not really detailed. They basicly scared the *peep* out of the Orc armies with their undead army and then they took their ships... I think the whole army drowned or something, I'm not sure. That's basicly it.

[Professor S]

Great movie. I thought the whole Eagle part needed to be explained more fully to the movie audience who were not familiar with the mythos.

A lot of people criticized the length of the end, but I thought it was fitting. This was an epic movie series that deserved an epic ending that tied all the loose strings.

So, after 3 years of waiting this entire series more than filled my expectations, but I am left depressed. Depressed because this was the end. There will be no more Lord of the Rings movies. There is no more anticipation. It is the December 26th of the movie world. I only hope someone has the brains to pay for the rights to The Hobbit.

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

I only hope someone has the brains to pay for the rights to The Hobbit.

Its not that New Line and Peter Jackson aren't willing to buy the rights, its that the Tolkien Estate isn't willing to sell it. The Estate has never supported the movies. The only reason the trilogy was made was because Tolkien himself had already sold the rights to it back in the 60's or something like that.

But Peter Jackson has already said he would like to make The Hobbit and Ian McKellan has expressed interest in reprising his role as Gandalf (and of course New Line would want to make it considering the success of The Lord of the Rings).


*shrugs and walks away*

[Professor S]

The Tolkien estate doesn't own the rights, as a animated version of the Hobbit was made long ago, I think someone in Rankin/Bass owns them and is asking for some rediculous price for them. New Line needs to just pony up the dough and make the damn movie.

I read a sad article about the Tolkien's a while back. The grandson was all for the movie versions and offered to help in making them, but his own father disowned him for doing so and now the grandson will receive nothing from the estate. Sad sad tale.