12-18-2003, 11:26 PM
Roland,Dec 17 2003, 09:25 AM Wrote:Still there, in all its glory, despite all the cut material. At least, that is my impression from it, since I have not read the books for over a decade, and forget almost everything about them. ;) But do not fret about character development. There's OODLES of it, especially in the last hour. Bring a box of tissues. Hell, bring several. You'll need them.Hear hear!
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When the riders of Rohan showed up on the flank of the Mordor army, I felt like Wormtongue from The Two towers staring out into the vast armies of Saruman. I felt a tear in my eye as the massive armies of Edoras and the surrounding areas spread out across the horizon.
I don't like to admit it, but I also got choked up seeing Aragorn and Arwen kiss after the ceremony. I felt *so* incredibly bad for Ãowen. I didn't like the way Peter downplayed that aspect of it.
But this is without a doubt the best movie I've ever seen. (And normally, I can't stand movies.)