Third 'Lord of the Rings' Film Unveiled

Fox News ^ | Friday, October 03, 2003 | Roger Friedman

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Early last evening I got to see about 20 minutes from “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” Peter Jackson’s third and final installment in his epic rendering of the Tolkien books.

As we could have predicted, the scenes a few of us had the pleasure of screening were top notch — indicating that Jackson and the folks at New Line Cinema will go boldly into this year’s Oscar race with every intention of winning.

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Sounds excellent!

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[Guenevere]

bttt

[HairOfTheDog]

I am really hoping for not only a great movie here, but a winner of Oscars for them.... I understood before but I will not understand if they don't win this time!

[ksen]

You were up early this morning!

Do we know what cities the special screenings of FoTR EE, TTT EE, and RoTK will be in yet? I haven't been able to find out.

[HairOfTheDog]

Haven't heard either..... yet.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

What's the countdown?

I'm currently living off of the 2 1/2 minute trailer, and need something else to go on.

[The Iguana]

Hair,

I am keen to learn that myself. I don't think they have announced it yet. I will travel as far as needs be to see them. If you hear something - be sure to post it here!

I assume everyone has heard the news from AICN on ROTK's running time? It's about three hours and thirty minutes. Bring your catheter.

Of course, I would go if it were ten hours.

[HairOfTheDog]

74 days 18 hours 42 min....

Iguana..... you know I will post it if I see first!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

74 days 18 hours 42 min....

*sigh*

[HairOfTheDog]

At least it is two digits now! Last time I checked we were in three digits!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I went frame-by-frame on the trailer last night.

I'm thinking that PJ isn't going to cover Frodo's capture.

However, the shot of the Rohirrim lined up, ready to charge looks massively impressive.

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm thinking that PJ isn't going to cover Frodo's capture.

You think? Why do you think? He has Sam and Frodo dressed in orc-armor in the toys Weta came out with....

The moment at the gate when the rider brings out the mithril shirt and for a moment they think all is lost... is one of my very favorite parts.... and great cinema if PJ were to let us wonder, as he is prone to do..... I don't think he'll cut that.

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State, City	Theater
AL, Birmingham	Carmike Summit 16
AL, Mobile	Carmike Wynnsong 16
AR, Little Rock	Rave Motion Picture Colonel Glenn 18
AZ, Tempe	Harkins Theatres Arizona Mills 24 Cinema
AZ, Tuscon	Century Theatres 20 Park Place
CA, Bakersfield	Pacific Stadium 14
CA, Dublin	Regal Cinemas Hacienda Crossings 20
CA, Fresno	Regal Cinemas Stadium 21 Theatre
CA, Hollywood	Arclight 15 Cinema
CA, Orange	AMC @ The Block 30
CA, Sacramento	Century Theatres Complex 14 Cinema
CA, San Diego	AMC Mission Valley 20 Theatre
CA, San Francisco	Sony Metreon 15 Cinemas
CA, San Jose	Century Theatres Oakridge 20
CO, Colorado Springs	Cinemark 17
CO, Denver	Regal Cinemas Colorado Center 9 Theatre
CT, Manchester	National Amusements Showcase 16 Buckland
CT, North Haven	National Amusements Showcase North Haven 12
DC, Washington	Loews Cineplex Uptown Theatre
FL, Aventura	AMC Aventura Mall 24
FL, Boca Raton	Muvico Palace 20
FL, Fort Meyers	Regal Cinemas Bell Tower 20
FL, Orange Park	AMC Orange Park Mall 24
FL, Orlando	Regal Cinemas Waterford Lakes 20
FL, Pensacola	Rave Motion Picture Pensacola 16
FL, Tampa	AMC Veterans 24
GA, Chamblee	Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24
GA, Columbus	Carmike 15
HI, Honolulu	Pacific Consolidated Ward 16 Theatre
IA, Davenport	National Amusements Showcase 53 Cinema 18
IA, Johnston	Carmike Wynnsong 16
ID, Boise	Regal Cinemas Stadium 22
IL, Chicago	AMC River East 21
IL, Springfield	Kerasotes Showplace 8
IN, Fort Wayne	Rave Motion Picture Jefferson Point 18
IN, Indianapolis	Kerasotes Showplace 16
KS, Olathe	AMC Studio 29
KS, Wichita	Warren East 12
KY, Louisville	National Amusements Stony Brook 10
LA, Baton Rouge	Tinseltown Movies 10
LA, Harahan	AMC Palace 20
LA, Shreveport	Tinseltown USA 17
MA, Boston	Loews Cineplex Boston Commons 19
MA, West Springfield	National Amusements Showcase 15
MA, Worcester	National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 18 North
MD, Baltimore	Senator Theatre
MI, Flint	National Amusements Showcase Cinema 12
MI, Grand Rapids	Celebration Cinema 17
MI, Lansing	Celebration Cinemas 18
MI, Southfield	Star Southfield 20 Cinema
MN, Minneapolis	Mega Star Cinemas Southdale Center 16
MO, Saint Louis	Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20
MO, Springfield	Goodrich Theatres Springfield 8
NC, Concord	AMC Concord Mills 24
NC, Raleigh	Consolidated Theatres Raleigh Grand 16
NC, Winston Salem	Carmike Wynnsong 12
NE, Bellevue	Douglas Theatres Twin Creek Cinema 16
NJ, Cherry Hill	Loews Cineplex Cherry Hill 24
NJ, New Bruswick	Loews Cineplex New Brunswick 18
NM, Albuquerque	Century Theatres Rio 24
NV, Henderson	Regal Cinemas Green Valley Ranch 10
NV, Reno	Century Theatres Park Lane 16
NY, Albany	Regal Cinemas Crossgate 18
NY, Farmingdale	National Amusements Farmingdale 14
NY, New York	Loews Cineplex 42nd Street E-Walk
NY, Rochester	Tinseltown 16
NY, Syracuse	Regal Cinemas Carousel Mall Cinema 19
NY, West Nyack	Loews Cineplex Palisades Center 21
NY, Williamsville	Regal Cinemas Transit Center 18
OH, Cleveland	Valley View 24
OH, Columbus	AMC Lennox Town Center 24
OH, Maumee	National Amusements Showcase Maumee 18
OH, North Canton	Tinseltown USA 15
OH, Springdale	National Amusements Showcase 18
OK, Oklahoma City	AMC Quail Springs 24
OK, Tulsa	Wallace Theatres Palace 12
OR, Portland	Regal Cinemas Lloyd Center 10
PA, Harrisburg	Regal Cinemas Harrisburg 14
PA, King of Prussia	Regal Cinemas King of Prussia Stadium 16
PA, West Homestead	Loews Cineplex Waterfront 22
RI, Warwick	National Amusements Showcase 15 Cinemas
SC, Columbia	AMC Dutch Square Cinema 14
SC, Greenville	Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20
TN, Franklin	Carmike Thoroughbred 20
TN, Knoxville	Regal Cinemas West Town Mall 9
TN, Memphis	Malco Paradisio 14
TX, Austin	Regal Cinemas Gateway 16
TX, Corpus Christi	Century Theatres Corpus Christi 16
TX, El Paso	Tinseltown 20
TX, Houston	Regal Cinemas Marquee Stadium 23
TX, Plano	Cinemark Legacy 24
TX, San Antonio	Regal Cinemas Fiesta 16
UT, Sandy	Megaplex 17
VA, Hampton	AMC Hampton Town Center 24
VA, Richmond	Regal Cinemas Short Pump 14
WA, Seattle	AMC Cinerama
WA, Spokane	AMC River Park Square 20 Theatre
WI, Madison	Marcus Theatres Point 16
WI, New Berlin	Marcus Theatres Ridge Cinema 20

Tickets available October 9th!

© MMIII New Line Productions, Inc. "The Lord of the Rings," and the names of the characters, events, items, and places therein, are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

If I'm reading the trailer footage right, it looks like a shot of Frodo & Sam looking at the green alarm light sent up, presumably from the Watchers at Cirith Ungol. Frodo & Sam aren't dressed in orc armor, they're wearing their standard gear.

At that point in the book, Frodo had already been rescued by Sam, and they were dressed in orc armor...when they set off the alarm.

Unless, PJ had them set off the alarm once they get to Minas Morgul..

I don't know...something about it is confusing me.

[HairOfTheDog]

We shall see then..... we shall see! - I dunno.

[maquiladora]

Sorry, I didn't label that, those are the EE screening locations above! Enjoy! :-)

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks maq! - Looks like the Cinerama in Seattle for the triple viewing then for us here in WA!

[ecurbh]

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[HairOfTheDog]

Oh - you were posting about the EE TTT? and would they be the ones likely to show the triple feature then too?

[Pippin]

Hi, Hair! Thanks for the ping!

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December 5-11
Special Extended Edition The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

December 12-15
Special Extended Edition The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Tuesday, December 16
One-time-only marathon of both the Extended Edition prints followed by the first screenings of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

There you have it. The answer is yes!

[PJ-Comix]

One thing that jumped off the screen right away: Howard Shore’s terrific score seems even better used in “Return.”

I hope so. I found the score in the previous two flicks to be a bit too low key. I'm thinking the third film needs some heroic sounding music along of the lines of "Les Preludes."

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I think the green light is the Witch King's signal to Barad Dur that he has left to go to war.

[HairOfTheDog]

Hmmmm..... I suppose it is my duty to at least ~try~ to get tickets to that.

I almost wish the marathon was ~after~ the initial premier... for a showing later in the run. So I am not exhausted from trip and six hours of sitting on premier night.

[HairOfTheDog]

I found the score in the previous two flicks to be a bit too low key.

Heh.... Oh dear, PJ....

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Well, it might be 3hrs 30mins. But I wouldn't put the house on it. It might be a little shorter, it might be a lot shorter. I think about 3hrs 15mins seems right to me.

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Exhausting indeed! Not only in terms of the amount of screentime, but ROTK is going to be pretty emotional in its own right. People will be coming out like zombies!

[HairOfTheDog]

People will be coming out like zombies!

'xactly.... I almost hope I don't get tickets... And if they run it at the Cinerama like they did before.... I won't be able to... they cancelled internet sales and you had to buy them at the box office within about a two hour window. I live over an hour from there and don't see myself camping out up there.

Will prolly watch the two EE's at home while getting ready for the midnight show here close to home...

[MrConfettiMan]

ping

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I think the green light is the Witch King's signal to Barad Dur that he has left to go to war.

Hmmm...I didn't think about that.

But it doesn't explain the two gargoyle-like statues on either side of the entranceway. I was under the impression that those were the Watchers. Could they be just the standard "decorations" of Minas Morgul?

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Will prolly watch the two EE's at home while getting ready for the midnight show here close to home...

Sounds like a good plan. But still...you might regret not going...

At least you have lots of time to think it over....or rather, until the 9th when the tickets go on sale. They'll be snapped up pretty quickly!

[Maigret]

Looks like the Cinerama in Seattle for the triple viewing then for us here in WA

Not if you are in the RIGHT part of the state, LOL

[BibChr]

Wait -- where did you get that?? TORN said they'd publish it when it was known, never did, I wrote them, no answer... where did you get that?

Dan

[HairOfTheDog]

But still...you might regret not going...

Yes, the path not taken.... I would love to be part of the spectacle of it. I will make an effort.... but being far away, I don't like my chances.

The show I will not want to miss is in July next year... Shore is coming here to conduct the Seattle Symphony to LoTR.... THAT will be neat.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, you have Spokane then....

[maquiladora]

Hmmmmm, I never considered the watchers 'till now. I always thought it was that this summary of the chapter calls:

...Then lightning erupts from the roatating Morgul-spire, and the great cry of the ever-dying Lord of the Ring-wraiths issues from the stony maw of the city gate. The War of the Ring at last begins...

[maquiladora]

It's on the offical website here. Since last night.

Scroll down on TORN and you'll see the news article called "First look at Trilogy Tuesday Theater List!".

You must have all missed it guys. :-)

[maquiladora]

Wow, that does sound amazing for next July. I can't wait for the ROTK soundtrack!

Which reminds me.....

It's onsale on Nov 25th! (Which means it will be leaked online about 4 weeks before that!)

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Here's the actual text from Chapter 8 - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol. Looks like you're right:

But it was too late. At that moment the rock quivered and trembled beneath them. The great rumbling noise, louder than ever before, rolled in the ground and echoed in the mountains. Then with searing suddenness there came a great red flash. Far beyond the eastern mountains it leapt into the sky and splashed the lowering clouds with crimson. In that valley of shadow and cold deathly light it seemed unbearably violent and fierce. Peaks of stone and ridges like notched knives sprang out in staring black against the uprushing flame in Gorgoroth. Then came a great crack of thunder.

And Minas Morgul answered. There was a flare of livid lightnings: forks of blue flame springing up from the tower and from the encircling hills into the sullen clouds. The earth groaned; and out of the city there came a cry. Mingled with harsh high voices as of birds of prey, and the shrill neighing of horses wild with rage and fear, there came a rending screech, shivering, rising swiftly to a piercing pitch beyond the range of hearing. The hobbits wheeled round towards it, and cast themselves down, holding their hands upon their ears.

As the terrible cry ended, falling back through a long sickening wail to silence, Frodo slowly raised his head. Across the narrow valley, now almost on a level with his eyes, the walls of the evil city stood, and its cavernous gate, shaped like an open mouth with gleaming teeth, was gaping wide. And out of the gate an army came.

[ksen]

Thanks for the list Maq!

[BibChr]

Thanks. I just hadn't looked yesterday. Thanks!

[Corin Stormhands]

VA, Richmond Regal Cinemas Short Pump 14

Aacck! Coming to a theater near me!

[maquiladora]

That sounds like it alright.

[tom h]

"74 days 18 hours 42 min.... *sigh* "

Exactly my sentiments. Since summer 2001 I have been in anxious anticipation of each movie. March 2002 was a real down month because TTT left the screens and December was still nine months away. Funny ... I'm a grown 46-year old man with three children and a great career ... and my life has been defined by LOTR.

When I saw FOTR the third time, it was a weekday matinee after Christmas. I was alone and I noticed another guy who was alone. Alone? Grown men watching FOTR alone at 11 AM on Wednesday? I asked him how many times -- he guiltily held up three fingers. I asked him why he was alone -- his girlfriend felt that once was enough. Then I asked him if LOTR was his absolutely favorite book as a teenager, and he assured me YES. I then told him that I carried images from that book in my head constantly, and Peter Jackson's movie had finally brought them to life.

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Good story Tom, and I think that could be repeated many times all over the country and all over the world! And it's true, these movies really do make a great visualisation of Tolkien's writing, I can't wait to see ROTK. It's going to be stunning to behold.

[Prof Engineer]

LA, Baton Rouge Tinseltown Movies 10
NY, Rochester Tinseltown 16
TX, Plano Cinemark Legacy 24

Cool. These are projects I designed. The Plano site is about 5 miles from home!

[maquiladora]

Build it and they will come!

lol

You'll have to go and see it at one of those, it will be a proud moment. (Hope the acoustics are good!)

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I then told him that I carried images from that book in my head constantly, and Peter Jackson's movie had finally brought them to life.

Exactly my sentiments as well.

I first read the trilogy when I was 12, and it's stayed with me all this time, remaining just as vivid as the first time I read them.

PJ's adaptations have only increased my love for Tolkien's writings.