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December 19, 2003
'Rings' trilogy reaches its grand finales
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
With "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Peter Jackson delivers a decent ending to his fantasy trilogy -- actually, about 12 endings.
Unable to settle on a finale among the many farewells and epilogues in J.R.R. Tolkien's text, director Jackson decided to use them all.
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