#142. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien(novel "The Fellowship of the Ring"), Fran Walsh(screenplay) and Philippa Boyens(screenplay)
Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Sala Baker, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, Marton Csokas, Viggo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler
Genre: Action, Adventure and Drama
Runtime: 2 Hours and 58 Minutes
Rated PG-13
Film Locations: Otago, North Island, South Island, Wellington, Tongariro National Park, Southland, Tasman Region, Canterbury, Central Plateau, Manawatu-Wanganui, Wairarapa, Waikato, NZ
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: December 19 2001
Did it make the original 100 favorite movies list? Yes - put in as a trilogy entry
A movie that takes you on this long exciting journey to destroy this powerful Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time given us" - Gandalf played by Ian McKellen
#143. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien(novel "The Fellowship of the Ring"), Fran Walsh(screenplay) and Philippa Boyens(screenplay)
Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Ali Astin, John Bach, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler
Genre: Action, Adventure and Drama
Runtime: 3 Hours and 21 Minutes
Rated PG-13
Film Locations: Otago, North Island, South Island, Southland, Wellington, Tongariro National Park, Canterbury, Central Plateau, Wairarapa, Waikato, NZ
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: December 17 2003
Did it make the original 100 favorite movies list? Yes - put in as a trilogy entry
I liked the third part the most because it's fun seeing how the movie begins to wrap things up especially with cool and brutal battle scenes that happened in the film also.
"My friends. You bow to no one." - Aragon played by Viggo Mortensen
The 2nd movie as a Honorable Mention