ROTK (and other movies)
After seeing it again and giving my brain time to process everything...
"Go home."
The beacons lighting.
"I can not give you what you seek."
The dead charging.
Pippin singing.
The Gondorian suicide charge.
"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you."
Gandalf & Frodo saying goodbye.
Eomer in dress clothes...guh.
The Witch King.
"If I return, father, think better of me."
"That still only counts as one!"
Aragorn unsheathing Anduril.
Elrond in tears while nudging Arwen towards Aragorn.
Celeborn!
Glorfindel, mmhmm.
The Isildur flashback.
Frodo turning into Isildur.
The battle at the Black Gates, and how you can see in Eomer's & Gandalf's eyes that they just know they're going to die.
"For Frodo."
Eomer's small nod to acknowledge Aragorn as an equal.
"The eagles are coming!"
Gandalf crying when Barad Dur collapses & Mt. Doom explodes.
The disappointing lack of Eomer's big scene...aka finding Theoden & Eowyn, then raising the banner to rally the armies.
Okay...this is coming out from behind the cut because it's not a spoiler. It's a personal opinion. And if you don't agree with it, that's fine. But don't dare bitch at me or whatever because I already know I'm in the minority here.
I didn't like Miranda. And this is from way back in Dec. of 2002 when I watched TTT for the first time. I don't think she's a particularly good actress. In fact, I've never thought she was that good of an actress. And, to me, it showed immensely in her scenes with Bernard, Viggo, and Karl. I'm not a Miranda fangirl at all. However, I don't hate her. I just feel that -- and remember, this is MY OPINION -- Eowyn was the single role that was miscast. The character could have been so much more than what she was.
Now...time for my list. *g* Those of you who were around last year might remember that I did a "movies I've seen this year" list. Here it is again. Movies I've seen in the theater between Dec. 18, 2002 and Dec. 17, 2003:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (multiple times)
Shanghai Knights
Daredevil
Darkness Falls
Cradle 2 The Grave
Dreamcatcher
The Core
X2: X-Men United (multiple)
The Matrix Reloaded
Bruce Almighty
Finding Nemo
Italian Job
The Hulk
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Whale Rider
Pirates of the Caribbean (multiple)
S.W.A.T.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Under The Tuscan Sun
The Human Stain
Timeline
Love Actually
The Cat In The Hat
Underworld
Matchstick Men
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Runaway Jury
Alien
The Matrix Revolutions
Master & Commander
Gothika
The Last Samurai
Mystic River
Chasing Amy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (multiple)
And saw the trailer for Riddick yesterday, attached to ROTK. OMG!
"Go home."
The beacons lighting.
"I can not give you what you seek."
The dead charging.
Pippin singing.
The Gondorian suicide charge.
"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you."
Gandalf & Frodo saying goodbye.
Eomer in dress clothes...guh.
The Witch King.
"If I return, father, think better of me."
"That still only counts as one!"
Aragorn unsheathing Anduril.
Elrond in tears while nudging Arwen towards Aragorn.
Celeborn!
Glorfindel, mmhmm.
The Isildur flashback.
Frodo turning into Isildur.
The battle at the Black Gates, and how you can see in Eomer's & Gandalf's eyes that they just know they're going to die.
"For Frodo."
Eomer's small nod to acknowledge Aragorn as an equal.
"The eagles are coming!"
Gandalf crying when Barad Dur collapses & Mt. Doom explodes.
The disappointing lack of Eomer's big scene...aka finding Theoden & Eowyn, then raising the banner to rally the armies.
Okay...this is coming out from behind the cut because it's not a spoiler. It's a personal opinion. And if you don't agree with it, that's fine. But don't dare bitch at me or whatever because I already know I'm in the minority here.
I didn't like Miranda. And this is from way back in Dec. of 2002 when I watched TTT for the first time. I don't think she's a particularly good actress. In fact, I've never thought she was that good of an actress. And, to me, it showed immensely in her scenes with Bernard, Viggo, and Karl. I'm not a Miranda fangirl at all. However, I don't hate her. I just feel that -- and remember, this is MY OPINION -- Eowyn was the single role that was miscast. The character could have been so much more than what she was.
Now...time for my list. *g* Those of you who were around last year might remember that I did a "movies I've seen this year" list. Here it is again. Movies I've seen in the theater between Dec. 18, 2002 and Dec. 17, 2003:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (multiple times)
Shanghai Knights
Daredevil
Darkness Falls
Cradle 2 The Grave
Dreamcatcher
The Core
X2: X-Men United (multiple)
The Matrix Reloaded
Bruce Almighty
Finding Nemo
Italian Job
The Hulk
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Whale Rider
Pirates of the Caribbean (multiple)
S.W.A.T.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Under The Tuscan Sun
The Human Stain
Timeline
Love Actually
The Cat In The Hat
Underworld
Matchstick Men
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Runaway Jury
Alien
The Matrix Revolutions
Master & Commander
Gothika
The Last Samurai
Mystic River
Chasing Amy
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (multiple)
And saw the trailer for Riddick yesterday, attached to ROTK. OMG!