I found The Return of the King to be pretty corny compared to the other two movies. All of the moments that made me roll my eyes were additions to the source material.
- Denethor, on fire, running for minutes to throw himself off Minas Tirith.
- Sam being gaslit into quitting the quest by Gollum.
- The whole "you and whose army?" bit.
- Gimli drinking until he goes cross-eyed. (For a Gimli fan, this one felt personal)
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