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      The Return of the King

      1980 1 hr. 37 min. Kids & Family Fantasy Animation List
      67% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 39% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score A Hobbit faces the powers of darkness as he tries to destroy the Ring of Doom. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels. Read More Read Less

      Audience Reviews

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      George B Not great, but since I love the story of the Return of the king so much, I'll give it a pass. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/27/23 Full Review Jason B I grew up watching this movie and loved it! I've recently purchased it again to add to my collection. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/31/23 Full Review Elvis D Este capítulo final de la trilogía animada de Tolkien no es tan épico, pero es un cierre satisfactorio. La animación sin duda es respetable a pesar de retomar el estilo de la primera película de El Hobbit e ignorando El Señor De Los Anillos de Bakshi, pero la trama toma un poco de cada uno, ya que si bien es una película infantil, también tiene un tono oscuro que le sienta bien. La mayoría de las canciones también son buenas, en especial la balada que es sensacional. La única desventaja es que esta película tiene es el guion, ya que trataron de resumir la novela de Tolkien. La película se centra mayormente en Frodo y Sam, mientras que en la batalla de los humanos con los elfos faltaba más extensión de duración y algunos personajes están ausentes. Esta película tendría que haber sido más larga, ya que sin duda es una buena adaptación animada de Tolkien, pero tendría que haber sido aprovechada al máximo. Mi clasificación para esta película es un 8/10. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is terrible. No where near the quality of Rankin/Bass's impressive adaptation of "The Hobbit" (1977). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Granted it's a a proto-anime adaptation that serves mostly nostalgic memories, they did the best they could considering they were barred from adapting large chunks of the story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Far superior in every way to Peter Jackson's childish interpretation. This version has far more gravitas, better acting and music and is closer to Tolkien's book. The only thing Jackson's version has is better special effects/CGI. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Works even less well than The Hobbit, which really is a children's story… overbearing folk-ballad soundtrack doesn't even gesture lyrically to Tolkien's poetry. Rated: C Jan 30, 2004 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy A joyless failure which has only the latent strength of Tolkien's fantastic imaginings to give it any merit whatsoever. Rated: 4/10 Dec 2, 2012 Full Review Charles Cassady Common Sense Media Cartoon tale is darker, more complex than others in series. Rated: 3/5 Dec 15, 2010 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole McDowall is terrific Rated: 3/5 Feb 3, 2009 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Rated: 3/5 May 6, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Oct 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A Hobbit faces the powers of darkness as he tries to destroy the Ring of Doom. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels.
      Director
      Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
      Genre
      Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
      Original Language
      English