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The King... has returned
We got to the theater at 8pm. There was only one other group there, though decked out in full cosplay regalia they were. WTF? Where were all the fans? XP
Well, the line sort of made an effort to form by 11:30, and the theater was just about filled up, but overall not a very enthusiastic crowd. Oh well, more for us XP
My favorite scene: When Aragorn almost marries Legolas XD XD XD
Okay, not really. I loved just about all of the war scenes; the cinematography and special effects were AMAZING. The best would probably be Eowyn (and Merry) vs. the Witch King - that was right out of the book and perfectly done. Legolas's Mumak attack also gets a mention just because it's so crazy, though it's far from a favorite scene because it's just Legolas being extraneously show-offy. XD
Oh, and also the breathtaking scene near the beginning when Pippin lights the signal fire, and it spreads over the distant mountain tops, all the way to Theoden announcing "...And Rohan will answer!" ::cheer::
Now, how good an actor is Bernard Hill, to move me with SO FEW LINES?
Damn, Pippin has a hella good singing voice.
I wonder where that roundish scar on Frodo's upper right (our left) chest came from?
My main quibble over the whole film would probably be that Gandalf seemed a bit off character, what with going all haywire on Denethor the whole time. (Denethor's death, BTW, was way too bizarrely cartoony.) Also, he has a Dumbledore moment XP The ass-kicking-ness, though, makes me very impressed with Ian McKellen.
Protest as you may, I don't think there's any way the Scouring of the Shire could've fit into the movie. By the time the Ring is destroyed, you've been through so much hell with the characters that you're just glad it's all resolved and over. And I know the Scouring's suppose to be thematically significant and all, but I like my mostly-happy-feeling endings. I do wish the Shire would've changed SOMEWHAT though, instead of remaining exactly the way it was as they left it.
Overall, I simply can't wait for the extended DVDs, not just for the extra scenes but to see the documentaries on HOW THE HELL they did it all. Just amazing amounts of work.
Well, the line sort of made an effort to form by 11:30, and the theater was just about filled up, but overall not a very enthusiastic crowd. Oh well, more for us XP
My favorite scene: When Aragorn almost marries Legolas XD XD XD
Okay, not really. I loved just about all of the war scenes; the cinematography and special effects were AMAZING. The best would probably be Eowyn (and Merry) vs. the Witch King - that was right out of the book and perfectly done. Legolas's Mumak attack also gets a mention just because it's so crazy, though it's far from a favorite scene because it's just Legolas being extraneously show-offy. XD
Oh, and also the breathtaking scene near the beginning when Pippin lights the signal fire, and it spreads over the distant mountain tops, all the way to Theoden announcing "...And Rohan will answer!" ::cheer::
Now, how good an actor is Bernard Hill, to move me with SO FEW LINES?
Damn, Pippin has a hella good singing voice.
I wonder where that roundish scar on Frodo's upper right (our left) chest came from?
My main quibble over the whole film would probably be that Gandalf seemed a bit off character, what with going all haywire on Denethor the whole time. (Denethor's death, BTW, was way too bizarrely cartoony.) Also, he has a Dumbledore moment XP The ass-kicking-ness, though, makes me very impressed with Ian McKellen.
Protest as you may, I don't think there's any way the Scouring of the Shire could've fit into the movie. By the time the Ring is destroyed, you've been through so much hell with the characters that you're just glad it's all resolved and over. And I know the Scouring's suppose to be thematically significant and all, but I like my mostly-happy-feeling endings. I do wish the Shire would've changed SOMEWHAT though, instead of remaining exactly the way it was as they left it.
Overall, I simply can't wait for the extended DVDs, not just for the extra scenes but to see the documentaries on HOW THE HELL they did it all. Just amazing amounts of work.