![]() This month's Moonlight Review will be: LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING The Legend Comes to Life.. J.R.R. Tolkien (novel The Fellowship of the Ring) Frances Walsh (screenplay) (as Fran Walsh) & Philippa Boyens (screenplay) & Peter Jackson (screenplay). Plot : part 1: In a small village in the Shire a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient Ring. Now he must embark on an Epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it. ![]() Plot :Part II Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring. Whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard. Plot : part III The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring. Will Frodo survive? ![]() Sean Astin .... Sam Gamgee Sala Baker .... Sauron Sean Bean .... Boromir Cate Blanchett .... Galadriel Orlando Bloom .... Legolas Greenleaf Eljia Wood … Frodo baggins Billy Boyd .... Pippin Marton Csokas .... Celeborn Megan Edwards .... Mrs. Proudfoot Michael Elsworth .... Gondorian Archivist Mark Ferguson .... Gil-Galad Ian Holm .... Bilbo Baggins Ian McKellen .... Gandalf Christopher Lee .... Saruman Lawrence Makoare .... Lurtz Dominic Monaghan .... Merry Viggo Mortensen .... Aragorn Ian Mune Liv Tyler .... Arwen Miranda Otto Eowyn Dunya30: Welcome to the moonlight movie review. Dunya30: I'm Dunya hopefulsoul moonslightt5: I'm Moonslight Dunya30: :-) moonslightt5: =*.*= Dunya30: we are here to review the last installment to the Lord of the Rings trilogy moonslightt5: Well, I wouldn't say last my dear sister Dunya30: Well I think last, unless they plan to do the hobbit Dunya30: which I would love to see moonslightt5: Well, remember the opening...nice shots of things before Dunya30: yes I saw the shots in preview before. And when the third movie came to theaters I was so excited moonslightt5: Just like I was! Dunya30: I went the 2nd day it opened moonslightt5: I could not wait to get there! Dunya30: had the best butt cramp earned in a long time moonslightt5: It was everything I had hoped it would be and then some moonslightt5: I have to say it was the best movie I have seen in a long time Dunya30: I was in tears and laughing and on the edge of my seat all at the same time moonslightt5: Yes! moonslightt5: That is what really makes a drama work so well Dunya30: I agree moonslightt5: It takes you through all the emotions Dunya30: I still need to see it again to get the missed places of the movie, and just to see it again. You know? moonslightt5: YES , One reason why we enjoy them so much moonslightt5: they can fill spaces that otherwise would be left unfilled moonslightt5: I wanted to turn right around and go into the next showing! moonslightt5: I cannot wait for it to be released for home Dunya30: right Dunya30: it was just a month earlier or so when the two towers came out moonslightt5: Let's take a look at the scenery for a minute Dunya30: sure moonslightt5: This movie set things in place that we have seen bits and pieces of all along moonslightt5: It ties up many loose ends Dunya30: I watched the special parts of the two towers where they said a lot of the castle was a model Dunya30: But all the outside stuff was built in real life Dunya30: helmsdeep was the same gorge they filmed the fight at Gondor Dunya30: in the end moonslightt5: heheh....The landscape is beautiful Dunya30: building two sets for that Dunya30: yes moonslightt5: They could not have picked a better location Dunya30: right moonslightt5: but the storyline follows right along moonslightt5: from one to two then to three Dunya30: Wellington, New Zealand Dunya30: that was where it was filmed Dunya30: yes it does Dunya30: Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men Dunya30: and all elfish are sent away moonslightt5: We now see Minas Tirith for the full sight that it is Dunya30: but one, the love of Aragorns life, battles her heart not to leave Dunya30: they don't go into much detail about Arwen. You are no longer directly connected moonslightt5 because he or she closed the connection. moonslightt5: She battles the one thing she cannot change moonslightt5: her heart Dunya30: right moonslightt5: The true test of love moonslightt5: to leave what you know behind for the one thing your soul longs for Dunya30: that story line gave me tears I could not stop moonslightt5: It is so sad....to watch her transformation moonslightt5: once the tears started, they could not stop Dunya30: they portrayed a love so strong moonslightt5: that has stood above all things Dunya30: right Dunya30: her faith that they lay some hope in man kind as well as hobbit kind moonslightt5: to stand by what they believed in so strongly moonslightt5: that so many had lost that hope Dunya30: there was so much fight in this movie, then there was frodo and Sam doing there best to get to the volcano and destroy the ring, But we know how that ends with little Gollum, split personality freak with a bad addiction to the precious. And he meets his doom the hot way. moonslightt5: well, their task took place during the heat of the battle for middle earth, now they travel a lot. Dunya30: I think the bad guys think peppin has the ring, and he left Marry to keep it safer. So they had a big part to play as well. moonslightt5: They too fought a battle to believe in something others did not, or could not moonslightt5: Well, the story marks changes and growth in the lives of many Dunya30: such strength they all had, and courage. moonslightt5: Well, it goes to show that no matter what kind of mistakes are made, there can still be good to come out of it Dunya30: I was sad to see the hatred toward a son, and in the end the son was about burnt. Thank the gods he was not. I can't recall the names. There where so many. moonslightt5: To think that one can be so engrossed in the other to overlook all that he tried to do Dunya30: I think that was Boromirs brother and father. Boromir was killed in the first LOR movie. Dunya30: head of gondor or king, the father was. Dunya30: his love for his son that was killed protecting frodo in the first LOR was so hard for him. His second son could not compare. moonslightt5: Well, it goes to show that when you look past a person, no matter how close they are, your emotions rule your thoughts and lead you to ruin moonslightt5: Once he started down that path, there was no stopping him Dunya30: He didn't want Aragorn to become king. He didn't believe in the tale. moonslightt5: There was something else...the battle to rule all Dunya30: right moonslightt5: It seems that every story has a struggle for power moonslightt5: There is the struggle of Saruman to control all on Earth moonslightt5: then Saron to rule all Dunya30: Saron was fooled moonslightt5: one kind over another Dunya30: hay what was with that spider anyway? the one that protected mount doom moonslightt5: that spider! moonslightt5: yes moonslightt5: it was the one thing not thought of moonslightt5: the one thing that could lead to the ruin of all, yet it was a matter of the food chain Dunya30: right moonslightt5: instinct Dunya30: that poison that it injected to frodo did kill him moonslightt5: well, which is also a matter of opinion moonslightt5: killing depends on whether we are speaking in life or soul moonslightt5: Frodo has carried such a burden Dunya30: true moonslightt5: Not just a trinket around his neck Dunya30: it changed him greatly moonslightt5: he carried the whole middle earth with him and brought together a million worlds: Dunya30: so much that in the end he left with those touched by what will not be again moonslightt5: Things cannot be the same Dunya30: right moonslightt5: that is the way of change moonslightt5: that is the way of the world even today moonslightt5: it saddens the heart to really think on it Dunya30: Sean Astin .... Sam and Peppin and Merry and Frodo all had me crying in the end Dunya30: so much they went through Dunya30: so close to death moonslightt5: There is so much emotion.... They really lead you to believe in the story.... To feel as if you are really there Dunya30: and the experiences they had Dunya30: right Dunya30: very much moonslightt5: it was life itself in every true form. Dunya30: This movie also did well with awards. Dunya30: It took home a lot of awards at the golden globes Dunya30: I watched that moonslightt5: Yes, 4 to be exact moonslightt5: Oh, which reminds me Dunya30: and I bet they take home all at the Grammies moonslightt5: we left out the score...the music Dunya30: that was great moonslightt5: How could we feel so much were it not for the music Dunya30: Annie lennox did the score. I love that as well as the special effects Dunya30: They where outstanding moonslightt5: the special effects were awesome to. moonslightt5: The movie goes from mysterious moonslightt5: to soft moonslightt5: to enchanting moonslightt5: to epic moonslightt5: to scared and scary... Dunya30: yep moonslightt5: and of course, the battles! Dunya30: They where ground moving in the theater moonslightt5: How they pound you to the very core! moonslightt5: your right though Dunya30: I saw on the special parts of the dvd it says people would show up with their horses and trailers so they could be a part of it. Heck I would have just showed up. Hehe But I was no where near filming. moonslightt5: They were not such that they stood out as so fake moonslightt5: they were integrated so well and the gray line was very thin between them and the reality of the actors and the landscapes Dunya30: no I think the action and the story line keeps you so hooked to the movie and the actors.. oh my!!! moonslightt5: Oh yes! moonslightt5: hehehehe Dunya30: that kept me from seeing anything wrong with this movie moonslightt5: how could we forget this movie now. moonslightt5: I could not find anything that would be worth noting as wrong or out of place Dunya30: I am a big Sam lover Dunya30: I could just kiss him and hug him, a big teddy bear is what he looked like. moonslightt5: lol Hmm...let me think moonslightt5: If I had to pick, it would be Viggo. Legolas......... and the head of the Elfin order Dunya30: also that one actor if I could remember his name, that son of the ruler of Gondor Dunya30: oh my moonslightt5: yes moonslightt5: I have to say this truly was worth the wait....the length of the movie itself is worth the wait Dunya30: yes! I look forward to viewing them all together one day moonslightt5: Now that would be a movie feast indeed! moonslightt5: lots of popcorn! Dunya30: right : and tissue papaer, lol, for the eyes.^' ^' moonslightt5: For those who truly need an emotional rollercoaster, this is the one for you! moonslightt5: Well, I would have to give this one a 9 my twin...what do you say? Dunya30: Yes 10 I would give it moonslightt5: So there you have it! moonslightt5: Emotions, Scenery, and People.... Love of life all rolled into one Dunya30: Right moonslightt5: Go see it, rent it when it comes out....BUY IT! Dunya30: YES BUY IT Dunya30: well thanks and have a good eve moonslightt5: I do hope that all who read this and may have seen it already will agree and to those who have yet to see it...enjoy Dunya30: Blessed Be moonslightt5: Good night
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