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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. Box office totals? by EvilStein · · Score: 1, Troll

    Just curious... I'm probably one of 4 people in the state that haven't managed to see it yet.

    How much has this movie made so far? I was reading rumours that it was going to be the biggest December release in history or something like that..

    I was just wondering if it has broken any records yet. (Aside from the "Ouch, my ass hurts after sitting for 2hr 58min" record) :-)

  2. Not my Favorite by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 3, Troll

    The Lord of the Rings Movie didn't really make me feel much. A lot of the effects were well done, and they obviously tried hard, but the characters didn't manage to move me. There was nothing there that made my think -- in contrast to the book -- and no really grand themes that stood out in the plot -- again in contrast to the book. I think the weak points would have been much more evident if the movie hadn't had such a wonderful established fantasy world to draw from. I guess the worst thing I can say about the movie is that I wasn't really captivated by it at any point during the showing.

  3. Lessig was right by firewort · · Score: 1, Troll

    Lessig was right in shaming us here in his Slashdot interview responses;

    Am I the only one who declined to see LoTR and every other movie for the past year as a means of not giving money to the MPAA and its members?

    Sure, you guys talk a tough fight when DMCA and De-CSS come up, but get a movie like LoTR, and you all go see it. No principles, the lot of you.

    Phooey.

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