12-24-2003, 08:18 AM
Well... I saw Return of the King with a group of my friends the other night and I have to say that I spent half the movie picking my jaw up off the floor. I have never seen anything with even half the scope of this movie before.
I actually wanted to see more of the loose ends from the other movies tied up which means that I have to wait till next year for the extended version to be released.
My local friends said that I'm not allowed to bring JJ out for beer if he ever comes down this way. They all felt very strongly that Return of the King is a masterpiece of cinetography and anyone who can call ROTK "UTTER CRAP" isn't welcome.
Fortunately, I don't base my friendships on one or two opinions no matter how wrong they may be so I'll still have that beer with JJ if I ever get the chance.
I will say that as a stand alone movie, ROTK isn't something that I would recommend. It would be like watching the final five episodes of either of the first two Kenshin story arcs without watching all the build up that precedes them. If you compare the three movies to an anime TV series, you will find that there are a lot of similarities in the overall structure that make it harder and harder to get into the story without watching the early episodes.
I actually wanted to see more of the loose ends from the other movies tied up which means that I have to wait till next year for the extended version to be released.
My local friends said that I'm not allowed to bring JJ out for beer if he ever comes down this way. They all felt very strongly that Return of the King is a masterpiece of cinetography and anyone who can call ROTK "UTTER CRAP" isn't welcome.
Fortunately, I don't base my friendships on one or two opinions no matter how wrong they may be so I'll still have that beer with JJ if I ever get the chance.
I will say that as a stand alone movie, ROTK isn't something that I would recommend. It would be like watching the final five episodes of either of the first two Kenshin story arcs without watching all the build up that precedes them. If you compare the three movies to an anime TV series, you will find that there are a lot of similarities in the overall structure that make it harder and harder to get into the story without watching the early episodes.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.