'Lessons'
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Raquel:
1 - Presumably, their power was also tied to the One Ring, and so they all fizzled out when the Eye did. Also, they're scared of birds.
2 - EE
3 - Superpowers.
4 - That would be my biggest "the FUCK?" moment, too. Especially as there was one line about it, and then no resolution until she shows up, not dying anymore, at the end. WhatEVer.
5 - Killed by the Paths of the Dead army is my guess.
Regarding Sauron's destruction, I can't have been the only one laughing hysterically at the Eye looking around all panicky as Barad-Dur collapsed. It just looked so silly.
Kat beat me to the more hair snark.
edit to avoid cereal: My most serious jealousy is reserved, not for the folks who've already seen it, but for my friends who are leaving for New Zealand today. Harumph.
Yeah, see, fanwanking and EE do not a strong screenplay make. It was a helluva ride, though. And pretty!
And no, you weren't the only one. Our crowd was in hysterics, which redoubled with the fade-in of Sam and Frodo STILL ON THE ROCK.
I think my biggest WTF was the missing Eowyn and Faramir story. (Not to mention the missing Faramir story.) Here is this character that you have been made to love and cheer on and etc. and she gets told "I cannot give you what you want" from the man she loves and then boom - she's all smiley watching that man kiss his princess. And all we get is a "How you doin'" sidelong glance from Faramir as the end of her story. It annoyed.
I'm very jealous of people who had good crowds. Again, because mine SUCKED.
The other totally inappropriate/unintentional laugh line is when Sam gives Frodo that look right after Frodo says "I'm glad to be with you" etc. The eyebrow raise utterly wrecks me.
When I saw the first night showing of TTT, there were two babies in the audience (crying off and on the whole time).
RotK was balance for me with WTF moments and the thrill of the things PJ got exactly right (IMO).
I have a list of nitpicks, but I'm going to nap on them first.
My audience was pretty good except for one guy yelling "OH, COME ON, JUST *END* ALREADY!" when they faded up to Sam coming home.
Which was annoying, but I did kind of sympathize (it being nearly 4 am), except that the ensuing laughter threatened to drown out Well, I'm Back.
When I saw the first night showing of TTT, there were two babies in the audience (crying off and on the whole time).
This is why I am being a good parent, if a bad geek, and waiting. Until Xmas week so grandmother can babysit.