256. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Welcome to Watch. Review. Repeat. This is the podcast where two best friends discuss the latest in film and television and then do it all over again the following week! The sixth entry in Watch. Review. Repeat.'s ongoing series of bonus episodes covering epic films, one film at a time, is the conclusion of Colton and Andrew's long overdue coverage of Peter Jackson's adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novel, 'The Lord of the Rings'! On this episode, bonus episode thirty-three, Colton and Andrew complete their journey in Middle-earth to destroy the One Ring and save the world of men in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'!  Plus, Colton offers the third and final part of a look at the making of the 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy and Anna Mattis returns to the podcast to give her thoughts on 'Return of the King' and discuss how the films compare to Tolkien's novel! This episode was originally presented as a Patreon exclusive bonus episode. Support us on Patreon to gain timed exclusive access to all future bonus episodes and early access to all regular episodes.  00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:28 - Colton's Fun Facts About 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' 00:13:05 - The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Part 3: Post-Production and Reception 00:43:41 - 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (2003) (Spoilers) 01:25:54 - Anna Mattis on 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King', Adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' to Film, and Definitively Ranking 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy 02:19:37 - Legacy of 'The Lord of the Rings' Trilogy 02:21:58 - Conclusion/Outro Visit our website! Support us on Patreon! Thank you for listening, and please send any feedback to [email protected]! Intro/Outro Credit: Mechanolith Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/