RETURN OF THE KING (contains spoilers)
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birdandbear wrote:I said I wasn't ashamed. And if I was, it wouldn't be because I cried every quarter hour, it would be because I gushed so frothily about it!
So there.
I'm sure I will be the same way after seeing it this weekend, birdie!!
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
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and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
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~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
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Just got back from RotK
Wow! Hooked from the first..... Smeagol's first scene was well done....
I loved the lighting of the beacons......
The entire Pelanor Fields battle was awesome
Eowyn was great!
I didn't cry, but there were a couple of scenes where I choked up a little.
Wow! Hooked from the first..... Smeagol's first scene was well done....
I loved the lighting of the beacons......
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I do have to agree with MG about Shelob. While she looked very convincing, (I was squirming in my seat - I'm not a spider fan.) Shelob seemed about 1/3 smaller than I imagined.
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The dead coming off the ships was in interesting touch. Although, I wish, when Aragorn dismissed the dead, the King of the Dead would have, as in the book, break his spear, bow and disolve away. I thought that would have been cool, rather than what they did, but I'm quibbling.
I didn't cry, but there were a couple of scenes where I choked up a little.
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I saw it last night. It was like watching the last part of what you know will be the best film of your age....
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and I'm kind of glad that the part where Saruman went to the Shire wasn't included. After the war, those guys needed a rest!
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Blow away dandelion
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a fate I don't deserve.
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Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
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Exactly!! In a way, it was kind of sad....I felt like, "Well, there it is....I have seen the most glorious thing I will ever see on film, and now it's over....ROdAN wrote:I saw it last night. It was like watching the last part of what you know will be the best film of your age....
But I ain't complainin'!!!
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No. Neither am I. I have held off getting the 4 dvd sets of the first two, so that I can get whatever fancy boxed set they sell next year. Then I'll have about 1.5 to 2 hours of unseen (by me) footage to watch next Christmas....
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Well, we got snowed in, so we couldn't get down the mountain to see it Hopefully, we'll be able to next weekend. Fingers crossed!!
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
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Michael Giantfriend, I couldn't agree more with your review. I was stunned at how good this movie was - as good as the other two were, this was an order of magnitude better.
I was brought to tears at least a half-dozen times. I was in a packed theatre, total strangers on both sides of me, and I don't cry in public. For this film to do this was absolutely unprecedented, and keep in mind I go to at least forty movies per year.
The acting was great, the battle-scenes the best I've ever seen in a PG-13 film, and the plot was done in a way even Tolkien would have been pleased.
Was stuff missing? Sure. Short of making the movie five hours long, that was inevitable. The only thing I really missed was the healing and budding romance of Faramir and Eowyn, but I've no doubt this will turn up in the extended DVD version.
If this movie doesn't win Best Picture, there is no justice in Hollywood. And this trilogy will stand the test of time, as one of the all-time achievements in cinema. I consider myself fortunate to have been part of the generations of fans that will get to see it as they were made.
All hail Peter Jackson and New Line!!!!!
I was brought to tears at least a half-dozen times. I was in a packed theatre, total strangers on both sides of me, and I don't cry in public. For this film to do this was absolutely unprecedented, and keep in mind I go to at least forty movies per year.
The acting was great, the battle-scenes the best I've ever seen in a PG-13 film, and the plot was done in a way even Tolkien would have been pleased.
Was stuff missing? Sure. Short of making the movie five hours long, that was inevitable. The only thing I really missed was the healing and budding romance of Faramir and Eowyn, but I've no doubt this will turn up in the extended DVD version.
If this movie doesn't win Best Picture, there is no justice in Hollywood. And this trilogy will stand the test of time, as one of the all-time achievements in cinema. I consider myself fortunate to have been part of the generations of fans that will get to see it as they were made.
All hail Peter Jackson and New Line!!!!!
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totally!!!!!!!! ROTK was outrageously brilliant!! I absolutely loved it ..
was sad about the burning of the shire omission but ..
i am waiting for the extended dvd for that
I watched my extended fellowship and two towers prior to seeing the ROTK .. and it was absolutely awesome!!
the crichendo film!!
was sad about the burning of the shire omission but ..
i am waiting for the extended dvd for that
I watched my extended fellowship and two towers prior to seeing the ROTK .. and it was absolutely awesome!!
the crichendo film!!
keep smiling
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I think I'm the only one in the world now that hasn't seen this. LOL
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
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Not at all, Furls. I don't expect to see it for probably a year. It takes too much time and energy to bus around the city to theaters these days. I patiently await LOTR movies at home in my living room.Furls Fire wrote:I think I'm the only one in the world now that hasn't seen this. LOL
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I finally saw ROTK last night. Dang!!! I was blown away. (i hadn't in all this time read the book. I've gotten through TTT a couple of times but...) Any way it was an extra thrill not knowing what was coming next. Very Cool.
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it's good to know I'm not alone. Actually, I never saw FOTR or TTT in the theater. Too much going on at the time. Just like this year.
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.