> I finally got to see the movie New Year's Eve, and I'm going again this Saturday, since I have off work. Here's what I thought:

Heh, I went and saw the movie for a second time yesterday, and I liked it even more. I'll probably end up seeing it still another time with my dad. I have no problem with that. ;)

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> The Boromir/Frodo scene where Boromir tries to take the ring from Frodo. Sean Bean did an excellent job as Boromir in convincing me of his good intentions. That he really wasn't evil, that was very noble, honorable, and just trying to the right thing for the country he loved, and believed that the ring could be used for that. I was afraid he would come off as some minor bad-guy, just lusting after power. He did not. This was my favorite scene of the movie.
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That was really well done. My favorite scenes were the Council of Elrond (for some reason) and, rather oddly since I freely admit Moria freaks me out, the scene on the crumbling staircase.

> I think the scene that "got to me" the most was at the very end, when Sam chases after Frodo, in an effort to keep his promise to himself to stay by Frodo's side. After Frodo pulled Sam out of the water, and Sam told Frodo of his promise to himself, I would be lying if I said I wasn't "touched" by that. Sean Astin as Sam did a marvelous job of delivering that scene, and of affecting my emotions.
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The scene that got to me the most was the Balin's Tomb sequence... unsurprising here, since I found that to be the most emotionally involving scene in the book. Although they weren't warm-fuzzy emotions at all... dang, that scene always did freak me out. Heh. ;) But the scene at the end with Sam and Frodo was the best warm-fuzzy-touching part, IMO.

> The part where Legolas pulls out an arrow, stabs an orc in the neck with it, then shoots another orc in the face with it was awesome.

Legolas rules. (He's a perfect example of non-animated bishounen, heh...) He and Gimli were my favorite characters.

> Sauron. He looked too cartoony, as I believe someone already put it. Sure, he looked pretty darn evil, like a mega-badass, but that was it. He only looked like *a* mega-badass, not like *THE* mega-badass he should've. The helmet was just dumb.
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Agreed. On a repeated viewing, I found that the very first shot of Sauron, where he's standing holding up the Ring (or something), seemed rather... cheesy. Does the guy wear that armor all the time? I had no problem with it in the battle setting, but argh. That first shot grated at me.

The Horn of Gondor, oddly, grew on me *just a bit* on a repeat viewing... but darnit, I still want it to be more impressive-and-cool and less old-buggy-horn.

> The Other "Go ahead, call my a sissy. But that Sam/Frodo scene on the boat was just awesome." Matthew

Oh, and random question for people who were REALLY paying attention - who was doing the narration voice-over at the start of the movie? I thought it might have been Galadriel, but I'm not sure of that. (I guess it would make sense for her to do it, almost as if she was showing the past in her Mirror, but *shrug*.)

Sosi"going to the library today"qui