Alright, so this film isn't so much a sequel to
this film as it is a sequel to
this film, but the marketing wizards at Warner Brothers definitely wanted everyone to
think that they were in the home video and DVD release. It also probably doesn't hurt that
The Return of the King picks up pretty much right where Ralph Bakshi's entry ends - namely in that nebulous area between
The Two Towers and the plot of
The Return of the King's start.
Yes, believe it or not, the
book of
The Two Towers ends on a cliffhanger with Frodo seemingly dead by Shelob and Sam at the gates of Mordor at Cirth Ungol. Never mind that, though, Peter Jackson thought it'd be better to end on an "optimistic" note, I suppose.
We'll be getting to his entries later on.
For now, though, let's take a look at how Rankin/Bass handled
The Return of the King.
