The Return of the King

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The Return of the King

1980

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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A Hobbit faces the powers of darkness as he tries to destroy the Ring of Doom. Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels.

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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

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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

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Charles Cassady

Common Sense Media

Cartoon tale is darker, more complex than others in series.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 15, 2010

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

McDowall is terrific

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2009

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 3/5

May 6, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Oct 14, 2005

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Runtime: 1h 37m

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