Return of the King..

So i started watching the EE last night at 10:30 and was glued to the screen for all four glorious hours. I LOVE this movie. There was a part of me though that wanted to stop and put in FOTR and have a full blown marathon that would have taken me through until.... well.. now. But I didn't. I still cried too... when Pippin and Merry are seperated... when Frodo banishes Sam.... the look on Aragorn's face when he exits the Paths of the Dead to see the Crosair ships sailing and fears defeat.... most of the plains of Gorgomoth ... Sam Carrying Frodo.. and the REAL kicker.. "My friends, you bow to no one." Gaaaaaaaaaaaaawd!

Such an amazing film. And I have come to the conclusion that Saruman was ABSOLUTELY necessary in the film. Yes it worked without him, but the scene is just so amazing... I couldn't imagine having to make that decision.

Yes sir!!!

Saruman was ABSOLUTELY necessary in the film. Yes it worked without him, but the scene is just so amazing... I couldn't imagine having to make that decision.

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I think it was more so New Line decision to cut that scene out....

It worked but I always had the feeling something was missing and thanks to the extended DVD we all know what.....

Yeah, ROTK is really an amazing film I agree. Its one that I really enjoy watching as with the others. I even like watching the credits of ROTK to see the drawings and to hear into the west.

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I like that too.

But generally, I like it when any movie spices up their credits with interesting stuff like I think it was Finding Nemo had the fish swimming around the credits and then Mike and Sully make a cameo swimming in the credits.

Also movies like Anchorman which have bloopers in the credits. I just saw Spider-man last night, second time I think I've seen it ever (first time in the theatre) and it was a good revisit, and the credits were really interesting with all the webby designs around them.


oops sorry- this is about ROTK hehe- hi yes, I have only seen the EE of TROTK once, just after I bought it. Soon, probably this christmas season I'll watch it again with the rest of the EEs. <img border=0 src="https://www.maxwellsgoldenhammer.com/emo/rock.gif" /> I also quite liked the addition of the Saruman scene. Not for Saruman's death, which was quite thrilling, but for the setup of Theoden's character- thats what I appreciated most about the scene! Saruman and Theoden barking at eachother. sigh.

I even like watching the credits of ROTK to see the drawings and to hear into the west.

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ha.. yup. Even at 2:45am I stayed through the credits and watched and listened to everything. Full blast with surround sound too non the less. Screw the neighbors.hehe

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Screw the neighbors.hehe

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Atta BOY!!!! :yay

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i watched all 3 extended versions this weekend,my eyes are now square,after all 3 i can truly say peter jackons a genius

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Yeah, plus I'm sure they do things to annoy you too. Bloody neighbours.
Saruman is vital to me, both to tie up events in TTT, and also to set up Theodens character - "Victory at Helms Deep does not belong to you, Theoden horsemaster" - "It was not Theoden of Rohan who led our people to victory" - "I go to my fathers, in whose presence I shall not now feel ashamed" -and also to set up events in ROTK - the palantir, Saurons motives etc.

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Schuey I did a Trilogy last weekend. Had plans for one this weekend but that got changed on me :bang Though ROTK was on Starz the other night and I watched it through the credits with my eyes a bit teared. No, it wasn't cause of LOTR either something about Into The West and a Family member thats no longer with me.

Interesting -- I just finished watching all 3 EEs again.

Worst moment was seeing Sam carrying Frodo and knowing there would never be a WETA statue of it. It would have been wonderful.

Its really nice to hear that a lot of you are moved to tears by many scenes from this awesome trilogy, same here and not always scenes that are necessarily sad, just overwhelming if you know what I mean! BTW am I the only one that is DYING for the special CD box set soundtrack to have the full version of Arwen's lament for Eowyn from the Fileds of Pelennor to the Houses of Healing? I know its not Arwen but Liv Tyler but its a beautiful piece and we wants it!!!!

I will admit that every single time I see the end of ROTK, when Frodo says goodbye to his friends I cry.

I have the 3 Soundtrack special editions, don't know if I will spring for the box set.

I do tear up at other parts in the Trilogy I'll admit it. More parts than I probably realize.

I have the 3 CD set but I would get this special set because the music from this is so great and it's very very calming to listen to.

Personally for me there are many parts in all the films that get me teary eyed.

The main one for personal reasons is ROTK, starts approx at 1hr.37mins-2nd disc (not that I was counting ) when Frodo and friends are back from their long journey and he is walking through Bag-End thinking of his book and about how to 'pick up the pieces of an old life', etc etc. .
-those few minutes really touch a nerve and never fail to set me off.
Then that leads on to the Grey Havens which I think affects us all.

I have started to end the film at the coronation to avoid this.

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you guys should watch the Easter eggs as well... really good ones.. I bet you guys where to get them??

I have started to end the film at the coronation to avoid this.

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BLASPHEMY!!!! Ha Ha Ha.

And yes.. the Easter Eggs are great... I was dying during the whole Dom crank call. He did such a good job and just watching Elijah's expression during the whole thing is priceless.

I've become disattached from the majority of the emotions in the movies because I've seen the movies a lot (for my standards for myself) even though it's far short of most people on the board- most, but fortunately not all, of the time watching the movies, all I see is the actors, I don't often see the characters and the actual story.

I have to really focus in order to really get into it.

But the parts that draw me in are the funny parts, especially in The Two Towers EE, which is why I think that's my favourite edition of the six Peter Jackson LOTR film editions.

However, I think when Gimli gets drunk and passes out is my most favourite funny moments from TROTK and I just completely get sucked into the story at that point.

Actually, I don't know if I want to see the movies again. I would rather read the whole story before I see them again, and that's hard to do because of the time consuming issue <img border=0 src="https://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/frown.gif" />

I actually have yet to watch the extended edition. I was in the middle of moving out of my house when I bought it and I absolutly will not watch it until I have something worthy to watch it on. My in-laws 27 inch TV just aint gonna cut it. So in about a month and a half I will finally be able to watch it. I am very excited, I think it's going to be a marathon. Then I'll follow that up with a Star Was marathon. Funny thing is the runtimes are pretty smilar 3 movies vs 6.


Jesse

Man, I usually have to watch it when I do that in my room on my 19" tv.