TolkienOnline.com<\/a>. We’ve been together at other screenings and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw them in the room, because I knew post-viewing we could have a great conversation. They were extremely kind to buy me a hot chocolate afterwards. Thanks guys!<\/p>\nLet me be clear up front. What I witnessed tonight makes me completely confident that ‘Return of the King’ will live up to the intense expectations that the two previous films endured, and more than likely surpass them. <\/p>\n
The footage began with the recently released ROTK trailer. Being the poor webmaster I am, I had not seen this trailer in the theater, and it was nice to finally see it on a screen larger than my monitor.<\/p>\n
Directly after the trailer, we plunged into a series of scenes from ROTK. The scenes were approximately 3-5 minutes in length and showcased the diversity of the upcoming film. Unfortunately, I cannot go into detail or give you a shot by shot relay of the happenings. What I can do, is give you some insight and answer a few long standing questions.<\/p>\n
1. Gollum speaking to Smeagol in a pool near Mordor. – We saw the ending of the sequence in the trailer, in which Gollum lusts for the Ring. This is another great Smeagol\/Gollum ‘discussion’ but this time both are in agreement. Andy Serkis’ flexible acting skills lend themselves perfectly to the scene, and trust me, if the Academy doesn’t reward him with a best suppor actor nom after this one, you’lll be wondering why.<\/p>\n
2. Denthor, Pippin and Faramir – I absolutely REFUSE to explain this scene at all. All I can say is I was blown away. For me to discuss it in any kind of detail would immediately detract from your first impression on screen.<\/p>\n
3. Aragorn Receiving Narsil – Guess what? Elrond brings it! There is a brief second in which you think its Arwen sitting there, but whew…what a relief when that hood goes back.<\/p>\n
4. Eowyn and Theoden – A small scene in which Theoden and Eowyn discuss the future. We also saw a little bit of this in the preview.<\/p>\n
5. Theoden and the Ride of the Rohirrim – Self explanatory. Torture to watch on screen and not being able to see the end.<\/p>\n
6. Shelob and Frodo – Um…horrific. Disgusting and horrific. The few seconds I saw was the lead up to the scene in the trailer.<\/p>\n
I’m sorry I can’t go into more detail, but I’m sure more information will be coming online in the next few weeks as this footage is shown to more and more press. I for one am going to keep my mouth shut. I don’t want to ruin this, even for you spoiler maniacs, for anyone.<\/p>\n
Trust me folks, you don’t want to see this footage. Its much worse having a taste of that freshly baked Thanksgiving turkey, and then having to wait a few hours for your grandparents to arrive. Now I’m left to drool for a month and a half. I envy all of you for not knowing what is to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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