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LotR Cleans Up at AFI

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the acronyms-are-fun dept.

bigdreamer writes "Looks like LOTR is a big hit even among non-nerds. this CNN article says it won the most awards, including Best Picture, at the first annual American Film Institute awards Saturday."

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  1. Re:Is it just me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    ... didn't show any real character development or other basic storytelling premises. It was just one thing happening after another over and over again ...
    Sounds exactly like the book in this respect.
  2. Re:Three whole awards by SubtleNuance · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Eh... I don't know. CNN... hype over LotR...?

    And why not? CNN is owned by AOL-Timer/Warner. New Line Cinema, who is behind LOTR, is owned by Time/Warner...

    Actually - I noticed that alot of LOTR news is coming from CNN...?

    see here