Well, I can get behind that sentiment, particularly if beating Lucas over the head with the statue is involved.

It would also be nice if PJ won BD, or RotK won BP, as then whenever a certain subset of Star Wars fans gets uppity about which trilogy was better, one can just point to either of those statues and settle the argument without a word, as neither George, nor his films (any of them, even non-Star Wars ones), have ever won either of those two awards.

But nobody, except of course us, will be heartbroken if PJ or the film doesn't win.

Or, if they are heartbroken, I'm sure they'll be able to comfort themselves by crying into their GIANT PILES OF MONEY. ;)

as then whenever a certain subset of Star Wars fans gets uppity about which trilogy was better,

It's not even remotely a question anymore. It's like insisting on the cinematic merits of Biodome. looks towards the mighty perversities of Ple...

as then whenever a certain subset of Star Wars fans gets uppity about which trilogy was better,

It's not even remotely a question anymore.

Oh sure... If you're sane. But that's a mighty big if there, in this particular hypothetical.

So, I finally saw the movie this weekend.

My bleeding, still beating heart must have been annoying for the theatre staff to clean up at 1 a.m. after the movie let up.

Some nitpicks, but all in all a magnificent ride.

Gonna go catch up in this thread, then I may have more.

I think that every year there should be a theatrical release before xmas of the extended editions of the trilogy.

RoTK extended edition may exceed five hours.

RoTK extended edition may exceed five hours.

That sounds about right since it felt like there were two hours missing from RotK.

I finally saw the film today, and I loved it. I only had two big nitpicks, and both have to do with times when Inappropriate Laughter was induced.

Instance #1: "So passes Denethor, son of Icthilien." Well yes, and at a pretty good clip at that. It didn't help that my friend whispered to me at that moment "Wish on a falling Steward."

Instance #2: The big double-take by the Eye of Sauron when the Ring fell into the fires of Mount Doom. All it needed was the aaahhhhOOOOOgah! sound effect from a Tex Avery cartoon to make the moment complete.

Other than those two moments, the film had me absolutely rapt from beginning to end. The cheer points and cry points were pretty much as people have described upthread, but there were three--no, four--bits that had me particularly verklempt. Actually, let's make that five.

* After Frodo tells Sam to go home, and Sam breaks down and weeps.

* In a similar vein, the horror and grief on Sam's face when Frodo finally succumbs to the Ring's temptation in Mount Doom.

* After the return to the Shire, the quiet moment when the four hobbits are sitting around the table at the Green Dragon, drinking in the sheer dailyness and innocent cheerfulness of the Shire, rejoicing in what they have saved while at the same time knowing that they themselves can never enjoy that basic "Shireness" in quite the same way as before. It was that moment more than any other that brought home the idea that Tolkein himself had fought in and suffered through WWI.

* Bilbo, upon walking to the ship, saying he feels up for one more adventure. I don't know why that made me so happy-sad, but it did.

* Seeing Frodo on the ship, looking happy and at peace for the first time since the beginning of the first movie.

I just got spam from Gollum. I always knew there was something creepy about that guy.

Hey, according to that SciFi Weekly interview, Billy actually wrote that rilly depressing song he sang to Denethor the Dick. Trés kneato. I'd no idea the wee lad was so talented.

He wrote the lyrics? I'd heard he did the tune.