25 minutes is just Bilbo running out the back door and dashing into the Shire TJ's to get more biscuits. Then he sings a song about how long the lines were at checkout.
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Dying to know #1-3.
You aren't the only one.
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WTF did Scooby-Doo do to you?
I'm beginning to fear that Peter Jackson may have permanently succumbed to the curse of Oscar where what made a director's work interesting up until they win is overwhelmed by too much respectability. He really needed to do something small and speedy after LOTR and so far he hasn't.
Apparently the unexpected party goes on for 45 minutes.
Yikes. That's... long. (Are you joking?)
I'm still very excited! I'm not going to read any reviews, since I already have my tickets, and I just watched Stephen Colbert geeking out all over in last night's episode.
Sarah Brightman, in general.
Hah. My question was about the list actually. Since my experience with Phantom was essentially going with my ex because neither of us would relinquish the ticket, I was looking forward to someone with an actual hate list.
But your top three were better.
(Are you joking?)
About the TJ's run, yes. About the 45 minutes of exposition, no, sadly, that is what sources are saying.
Rereading, I find myself wondering how they are getting multiple movies, let alone 3-hour ones.
Apparently they're including a lot of stuff with the indices and events that are only alluded to as happening off-screen (off page?). Basically it will also fill in the narrative between the Hobbit and the beginning of Fellowship. I know there's at least one Gandalf wizard thingie that they're filming but is only alluded to in The Hobbit proper.
So runpee.com is going to have lots of choices.
Seriously!
I actually think that runpee's recommendation is likely going to be: watch the first 30 minutes, go to the bathroom at any point before the last 30 minutes.