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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) :-)

    1. Re:Box office totals? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Take heart - I can vouch for at least 3 people here in Texas who have not seen it, and have no intention of seeing it. Fuck hobbits and frodos and all that other shite.

  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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