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Dec. 20th, 2003 05:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tinkpixie0621Went to see Return of the King last night for the second time since the midnight show on Tuesday. It's a record for me, it is, seeing a movie twice within a week of opening night.
Won't say anything spoliery just in case, but man, this movie rocks. If PJ doesn't get the Oscar, I don't know what's wrong with the universe.
And he probably won't get nominated, but I think Sean Astin has given the performance of a lifetime. He totally destroyed me, and I loved every minute of it!
But, man, the audience at the second showing was so strange! It was a packed theatre, a later evening showing, so I figured most of the folks were fans. Right? Well, not quite.
The couple behind me (who had brought their little kid! who should have been in bed) kept talking. The woman had absolutely no idea what was going on, and kept asking her boyfriend/husband/whatever stupid questions. Um, hello? The previous two movies are already out on DVD...might want to watch them FIRST! DUH!
And then the laughter, at the most inappropriate places. Oh, dear lord, don't laugh when Theoden is lying dying on the battlefield (spoiler). Just don't! You stupid, heartless people!
My wish...a big movie theatre, all my dear LOTR-geek friends and ONLY my LOTR-geek friends, for a private showing of ROTK. Hey, Santa, can I have that for Christmas? Or if not, can I at least have Elijah Wood under my Christmas tree?
Won't say anything spoliery just in case, but man, this movie rocks. If PJ doesn't get the Oscar, I don't know what's wrong with the universe.
And he probably won't get nominated, but I think Sean Astin has given the performance of a lifetime. He totally destroyed me, and I loved every minute of it!
But, man, the audience at the second showing was so strange! It was a packed theatre, a later evening showing, so I figured most of the folks were fans. Right? Well, not quite.
The couple behind me (who had brought their little kid! who should have been in bed) kept talking. The woman had absolutely no idea what was going on, and kept asking her boyfriend/husband/whatever stupid questions. Um, hello? The previous two movies are already out on DVD...might want to watch them FIRST! DUH!
And then the laughter, at the most inappropriate places. Oh, dear lord, don't laugh when Theoden is lying dying on the battlefield (spoiler). Just don't! You stupid, heartless people!
My wish...a big movie theatre, all my dear LOTR-geek friends and ONLY my LOTR-geek friends, for a private showing of ROTK. Hey, Santa, can I have that for Christmas? Or if not, can I at least have Elijah Wood under my Christmas tree?
