A Day Not Wasted
My roommate sat me down and made me watch all three extended Lord of the Rings movies today, to my begrudging acceptance,* but I must now admit that it was indeed a day (woke up at noon, started at 1 pm, finished at 2 am) not wasted.
WOW.
Great movies. The true meaning of the word "epic." Awesome. Such beautiful landscapes and cinematography, and then amazing battle scenes. Oh, those battle scenes really round it all out.
First was great, second almost fell into the "second in a trilogy syndrome" were it not for the amazing Battle at Helm's Deep, and the third was just epic.
My only question: Why on earth would anyone want to watch the theatrical versions? I asked that after just the first one, because of how amazing it was, and really, by the time all three are over 12 hours later, it's such a full story having anything less seems inadequate. As a movie-goer, I sure would have sat through 4 hours of film if it meant a complete story.
-CF
*I haven't finished The Two Towers book yet, but that (and Return of the King) will change this summer. Then I'll watch the theatrical versions at home with my dad (he has them and I'm interested to see the difference), then come back to school and watch the extended editions again but by then my roommate will have gotten them on Blue Ray (having then finished the books).
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