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‘King’ Rakes In a Quarter Billion dollars Wow. That’s just…wow. If there is anyone left at New Line wondering whether a Hobbit movie would be worth the money…

I saw Lord of the Rings last Thursday. So why didn’t I post a review? Because it’s all been said. It’s great and completes a mammoth masterpiece of movie filmmaking that should get a special Oscar for this one-movie-in-three-parts. That it has its problems and overdoes the slo-mo drama a bit much. That the 40-minute…

Speaking of Catholics reviewing movies, how about this? Pope gives two thumbs up to “The Passion of the Christ” Wow. Do you think that will be on the posters encouraging others to see it? After all, how many other movies can boast that? “An eye-popping thrill ride! The Core will have you on the edge…

‘Rings’ Devotees Show Up for Debut of ‘King’ I don’t know that I could do a marathon in a theater. These movies are all very long, and they lack intermissions. This is an annoyance, frankly, since people consume refreshments and have the attendant bodily needs. In other words, monster-sized popcorn and a tankard of Pepsi…

Eric Spratling’s review below should be taken with a grain of salt, in that he isn’t enthused about the first two films either. We all have our quibbles, but if you are inclined towards liking the first two films you’ll probably like this one even more. What can I find in the way of reviews…

Fox411 weighs in on the premiere of “Return of the King” and predicts that Oscar noms are in the offing for Best Picture, Best Actor (Ian McKellen), Best Supporting Actor (Sean Astin), and Best Director (Peter Jackson). Two good quotes: [The film is] three hours and 12 minutes long. Right before the lights went down,…