So what’s a girl to do when the other three members of her family decide that the very coolest way to spend the Saturday before Christmas is to hook up a projector to a DVD player and watch all three episodes of The Lord of the Rings back-to-back?
And can I just say how mystified I am that they were all THRILLED by the prospect of more than 11 hours of staring into Frodo’s freaky blue eyes? Yah.
I was done after about an hour. Because I know how it ends. And that’s enough for me. No need to re-hash the entire fate of the universe nor re-fight the battle with Sauron. :)
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Yikes – those movies were a bit too long for me. Perhaps I should try the books? I keep meaning to read them – I can sit for hours and hours reading, but I don’t have the same endurance for watching movies.
I was worried about the same, but the time passed by pretty quickly.
The books aren’t for everyone. You have to be pretty into fantasy to enjoy them–all full of elves and all.
Thanks for the comment! Our kitty’s do look alike! I hear ya on the movie thing. I just don’t have the attention span for that! Especially with my laptop beckoning to me if I go more than an hour without checking in. I need a 12 step program :) But I do have a soft spot for Frodo’s eyes…
My family did the Lord of the Rings marathon last year. This year we’re doing Harry Potter (we made it through three of the movies). Only a few of us made it through all three of the movies, and we were doing puzzles and playing games while we were watching.
I would’ve enjoyed a HP marathon much better. Harry is my man and I love the magic of Rowling’s world!