Return of The King!!!!

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WOW!!!
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Good then?

Going next week...
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I am SOOOOO sad as i saw it 10.30 am on Wed morning and it was awsome! Better than the previous two films on most counts.

Barnstormer!!!!

I think im off again on Saturday morning!

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markfiend wrote:Good then?

Going next week...
I won't say much, I don't wanna ruin it for you.

All previous sins with TT are forgiven - yes, Jackson was right to move Shelobs Lair to this movie. The whole thing with Aragorn not wanting to be king makes sense. Some of the speculation about some bits was so way off it's laughable. Naturally, there was some stuff cut from the book, but it's the most faithful of the three, and there are only two major departures (one of which was slightly annoying, the other one didn't really matter). There are some scenes in the trailer which didn't make it into the theatrical cut.

About 3 and a half hours, it's a right bum number.
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And we just know that the extended DVD is going to have all the bits missed in it! But how long is it likely to be !!!

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no spoiler. one for Mr Chris

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perfect for a sorehead :evil: :innocent: :innocent:

takes a while to load :?
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Padstar wrote:And we just know that the extended DVD is going to have all the bits missed in it! But how long is it likely to be !!!

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An extra hour I reckon. Can't wait!!!
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I'm still not listening. La la la, can't hear you!
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MrChris wrote:I'm still not listening. La la la, can't hear you!
did you click on the link :?: It's got badgers in it ;D
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I tried, but it was taking so long...
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I loved the first two but am a bit worried re the spider in this one.

What I need to know is, is it hairy? (yikes) or is it more like a big scorpiony exoskeleton deal? ( I could deal with that, if the movements are not too authentically arachnid)

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Sounds very authentically arachnid to me. I'm told. In a rare moment when I took my hands off from over my ears, and stopped saying 'la la la'. Some stuff slips through sometimes.
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Ooooh, the spider will make you JUMP! Utterly horrible.
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Works well though!!!!

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Dammit, here I am thinking they've found Elvis alive and you're all talking about elves and hobbits from some kiddies book or something.
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DerekR wrote:Dammit, here I am thinking they've found Elvis alive and you're all talking about elves and hobbits from some kiddies book or something.
You mean Elvis is dead?
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mh wrote:You mean Elvis is dead?
Uh-huh-huh :)

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mh wrote:WOW!!!
My sentiments exactly. My only criticism is that the eight or so fake endings were a bit irritating. Blame it on pregnant pauses, I suppose.
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I'm off to see it Sunday and looking forward to it immensely!!!
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DerekR wrote:
mh wrote:You mean Elvis is dead?
Uh-huh-huh :)

sorry
Elvis McCutcheon that owns the butcher's shop round the road?
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While much of it is spectacular, I have to say I was mildly disappointed.
Too much has been cut from the end and it all feels terribly rushed from Mount Doom onwards. The opening scene is also rather gratuitous.
I am sure the special edition next year will help to mollify both Mr Lee and I.
I have been a little bit disgruntled with all the films by the obvious attempts to jazz it up for the MTV Generation.
IMO we should teach the buggers how to use items such as the humble apostrophe, not indulge their limited attention spans, but I digress.


Never mind, I am sure I will grow to like it increasingly as time passes.
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Erudite wrote:I have been a little bit disgruntled with all the films by the obvious attempts to jazz it up for the MTV Generation.
Thats an interesting thing to say Erudite. I haven't read the books so I can't compare them with the films. But I saw RotK tonight and thought it was awesome. All three films are landmarks. I didn't mind the multiple endings too much either. It's nice to see what happens to the characters, especially after 9+ hours of films.
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I loved it.
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hallucienate wrote:I loved it.
Me too.Just got back in from seeing it.
Fab.
Nuff said :D :D :D
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I thought it was wonderful and managed not to make a noise or shut my eyes during the spidery bits. Just. Oooh it was nasty though. I'm sure I shall have vivid memories of it in the nights to come.

Normally anything featuring spiders has me out of the door in half a second so it's a tribute to this film that I stayed where I was.


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