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Dude, I watched the extended marathon in the theatres leading up to TRotK. 12 1/2 hours in the theatre--all while I was six months pregnant and after drinking a large soda.
I did this! Without being pregnant. But I would like to point out that the smell of several thousand hardcore LOTR geeks in an enclosed space for 12 hours doesn't make the movies feel any shorter.
I did this! Without being pregnant.
Me too! The theater might have reserved a bathroom for us trilogy goers - I know we got free refills on our popcorn. And pizza before RotK. I found it a longer day when we did it at home one New Year's Day, probably because we were laxer about sticking to a schedule.
I watched Darren Aronofsky on The Directors this afternoon. He's pretty adorkable, and now I am really looking forward to The Fountain.
I've been seeing a lot of commercials over the past few days for Flyboys, which I was considering seeing just because there are so few films set in the WWI era, but I think I'm definitely going to see it after reading the Flick Filosopher's review. There have been some really good movies coming out in the past few years that have a real old-fashioned feel to them, and it sounds like this one might be another.
I did Ring Day! That was Hella fun. Yeah, that's all I've got.
It was weird to not watch the extended cut.
Oh wow that was a good review. The trailers had turned me off of the movie, but maybe it's a case of bad marketing.
The trailers had turned me off of the movie, but maybe it's a case of bad marketing.
Me, too! I was getting a distinct Pearl Harbor vibe and it took WEEKS to get the bad taste of that film out of my mouth.
The trailers had turned me off of the movie
It's funny... the trailers were what got me all excited to see it.
Though I have been a wee bit concerned about the Pearl Harbor factor, but a couple of comments I've read from advanced screenings (which addressed this very issue) have helped dispel that worry.
I liked the promos for Flyboys.
I theoretically love the idea of a film about ace pilots in the Great War, but from the look of the trailer, with planes flying through exploding zeppelins and all, I'm afraid they're going to feature Manfred von Richthofen as a famous German ace before America even officially entered the war, and have James Franco's non-Australian character be the one who kills him against all odds after a heroic hours-long dogfight. By jumping into his plane in midair and punching him to death.
I'm looking forward to Flyboys, but then again, I did have something of an obsession w/ WWI pilots back when I was a child.