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I just saw it and it was very enjoyable. There's a lot in the movie, so I think I'll have to see it once or twice again to catch everything.
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Saw it today. WOW.
Excellent movie!!!
But yea, lots of unnecessary stuff at the end. It was funny in the theater, people kept clapping thinking (perhaps hoping) it was over, but then the movie continued. They waited half a minute, started to clap again, then it kept going. Waited a bit more then started to clap... happened like a dozen times. heheCaptain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - RahComment
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I did love the watchtower scene.
I also loved it when everyone bowed to the hobbits.Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012
When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - RahComment
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But yea, lots of unnecessary stuff at the end. It was funny in the theater, people kept clapping thinking (perhaps hoping) it was over, but then the movie continued. They waited half a minute, started to clap again, then it kept going. Waited a bit more then started to clap... happened like a dozen times. hehe
That sounds hilarious. I guess I'll have to wait for that when I go see it 
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“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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Did this scene remind anyone else of The Wizard of Oz? "But it wasn't a dream; it was a real place! And you were there, and you, and you..."Originally posted by Anun Ik Oba
After Frodo awakens from his stupor after the Ring's destruction, and each of the remaining members walk into the room one by one, Samwise got the most applause.
He definately kicked it in the end.
But, yeah, Sam rocked."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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Yes, the whole ending sequence had a Wizard of Oz tone to it. Note Sam's house at the very end - the coloration of his house made me think of the Wizard of Oz.
I give the film an 8/10. Some remarkable moments and scenes offset by moments of incredible mediocrity and directorial faltering.
Also, it changed things which didn't need to be changed. It also made middle-earth feel REALLY small."mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
Drake Tungsten
"get contacts, get a haircut, get better clothes, and lose some weight"
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I enjoyed it, but I think the second one was better. I don't think it's one of the best of the year, but it was good. The ending was a bit much for me. I couldn't stop laughing when everyone kept coming into the room ala Wizard of Oz.
Sean Astin (Sam) was probably the best part."I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
^ The Poly equivalent of:
"I hope you can see this 'cause I'm [flipping you off] as hard as I can" - Ignignokt the MooniniteComment
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That section was soooo cheesy. Oh look, Gimli comes in! And he's smiling! Awwwww!
It's just so contrived and manipulative. It's like how in the Fellowship of the Ring they all stand together looking at the camera, like they're posing for a picture. It's unnatural filmmaking.
Plus, Jackson totally wasted the amazing Eowyn / Withking opportunity. He flaunted it with messy camerawork and too much close up work."mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
Drake Tungsten
"get contacts, get a haircut, get better clothes, and lose some weight"
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And that is why Jackson won't win Best Director even though other fanboys say what an injustice it is that he didn't win the other years.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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If I were in the academy, I'd vote for Gore Verbinksi as best director. But I haven't seen 21 Grams yet, so I can't really say for sure..."mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
Drake Tungsten
"get contacts, get a haircut, get better clothes, and lose some weight"
Albert SpeerComment
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They may give it to Clint again for Mystic River.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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My money's on Weir for Master and Commander, both because the direction of that film was masterful and because he's got a solid string of critical and/or popular films under his belt (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, Witness, Dead Poet's Society, The Truman Show, etc.)."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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Damn good movie, but we all know which is going to be the only movie made this year that's going to be regularly watched twenty years from now. I'm really looking forward to the third extended edition coming out so I can spend a day vegetating in front of the TV watching the three of 'em back to back...My money's on Weir for Master and Commander
And damn did I love the Faramir's last charge scene, wish we had more of him he really stole every scene he's was in...Stop Quoting BenComment
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20 years from now? Sure. Just like, 20+ years on, we're still watching Star Wars -- but the 1977 Oscar went to Woody Allen for Annie Hall. ROTK deserves awards, but not for direction; this was the least-well-directed of the three installments.
I wonder, though, if the Academy will give it a special award for furthering cinematic art, the way they did with Disney's Snow White and Olivier's Hamlet. That would be fitting."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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Aragorn was good at doing that face of the self conscious, exhiled king aching for his country but when it came to inspiring his troops before charging mordor he sounded like a castrato.Comment
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