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on 6/4/2011
One of the toughest for me. ROTK is an all-timer, but so is A.Now. Gotta go with the source material... Conrad was a better writer than Tolkein.
on 10/24/2011
how can you choose between the two? they're so different from each other, each one a masterpiece of it's genre. it's impossible. i'm flipping a coin.
on 6/23/2012
Return of the King blows Apocalypse Now OUT OF THE WATER! A.N. was very slow at times but there were like 3 or 4 parts I enjoyed. I enjoyed all of RotK.
Return of the King. Apocalypse Now is a haunting journey into madness and is epic at times, but just isn't quite as epic as LotR.
on 6/30/2012
Apocalypse Now is better than any of the Lord of the Rings films individually. As a trilogy... I don't know. That is a much more difficult decision
Return of the King. One of the most entertaining epics ever made.
While The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is probably my least favorite of the trilogy, it is still pretty damn great. In terms of sheer entertainment value, Apocalypse Now just can't quite measure up.
on 9/11/2012
no my friends, you bow to no one
on 11/11/2012
Apocalypse Now. Return of the King is very epic, but in my eyes Coppola's has crafted the best war movie.
on 3/6/2013
Another geek flick that people will vote for just like Star Wars. Apocalypse Now is the wise grandfather whereas LOTR is the little nephew.
Seems like I changed my mind. Oh well, still love 'em both. GEEKS!!!!
Lord of the Rings...easy.
LOTR....hooked me in a way AN never could....
on 3/7/2013
Separated by about 600-700 spots on my flickchart. Apocalypse gets it in a cakewalk.
on 3/29/2013
Lord of the Rings is almost unwatchable at times. That is how dull it can get.
on 3/31/2013
The Lord of the Rings....The characters, the world, the story, the music the adaptation of amazing source material, the superb directing and the amazing conclusion to the perfect trilogy, RETURN OF THE KING crushes Apocalypse Now- I wasn't that impressed by it sadly.
on 6/22/2013
Apocalypse Now wins this easily.
on 8/31/2013
Return of the King
on 9/9/2013
Return of the King. I think Apocalypse Now is very overrated. However, still a great film.
on 9/15/2013
Return of the King. I loved Apocalypse Now dearly, but ROTK is so epic, it's on another scale. And that's saying something considering it was made 25 years later.
on 4/18/2014
Apocalypse Now takes the win I'm not a big Lord of the Rings freak like everyone else is not not freak but you know what I mean hopefully but I do enjoy them
on 6/3/2014
LotR for sure
I seem to know that AN is overrated, so RotK wins
on 6/4/2014
Apocalypse Now pounds the King
on 7/16/2016
Apocalypse now=perfection great plot and an issue that builds up chills+rewatchable! Rotk=overrated. Can't believe people are that crazy about it. What is so good about all these battle scenes.what is so great about its plot defending a place against orcs?
on 1/9/2017
Fellowship won against Apocalypse now, but this? What!?!
I'd to go with LOTR
on 1/11/2017
Tough Choice
on 8/22/2017
All the LOTRs are far more enjoyable. Apocalypse Now is a lesson in try-hard filmmaking.
on 9/17/2017
Close but Return of the King for me. Apocalypse is in my top 15, ROTK is 1 or 2.
on 8/24/2018
Return of the King is much preeminent..
on 12/1/2019
What an active conversation. I gotta go with LOTR on this one.
on 3/8/2020
Apocalypse Now
on 3/9/2020
Apocalypse Now is an easy choice for the win.
on 2/21/2023
It is far better than Apocalypse Now
LOTR Beats Apocalypse Now
on Thursday
LOTR is far better
