Man how weird is it that the ~epic Lord of the Rings that is all complex and plotty and has super-high stakes for the characters is the one that ends more or less okay and the lighthearted children’s book The Hobbit that does not really go in for emotional depth or any kind of depth at all really is the one that ends kind of horribly?

I mean the end ( Read more... )

Oh yeah, there’s the old eye-ache I used to get from watching Return of the King and the resulting endless gross sobbing.

Seriously. My sobs sound like a cat dying. They are not pretty.

Anyway, today I finished my LOTR rewatch with Return of the King, which apparently is four goddamn hours and twenty-three minutes jesus christ how does that work, and ( Read more... )

So I decided I should totally do a rewatch of the LOTR movies, and today I did Fellowship of the Ring.

I full-on bawled through most of the end credits.

I think this may become a problem.

so yes i saw the hobbit and i liked it yes ( Read more... )

Hobbit trailer

Hobbit trailer

Hobbit trailer

PARTY LIKE IT'S 2001-2003, BABY

I AM HOME.

There is real food and non-distressing water and a comfy bed and laundry machines that do not cost money and space and also those parental things, who seemed happy to see me for some reason. I survived ten hours in an airport! I wish to sincerely thank the me-of-six-months-ago who decided it would be a good thing to bring her Pokemon- ( Read more... )

Chuck 2xsomethingorother, Chuck vs. The Third Dimension: DOMINIC MONAGHAN, I DID NOT REALIZE I MISSED YOU FROM MY LIFE. *squishes*

( Also I guess there were a few other things in this episode )

Watched Master & Commander, as am very weak-willed. Good movie. Jack Aubrey's hair does not really fit my requirements, but that was tolerable as it turns out Paul Bettany is actually quite more adorable than I remembered. Also, I had a couple lovely bits of spot-the-actor; "dude, that's the kid from Rome!" came easy, though "holy shit, that's Sam ( Read more... )

As promised, the final answer sheet (plus extras) for the meme.

( It's a long list, and it's got pictures, so it goes behind a cut )