And back again

Lord of the Rings: part III, Return of the King

(2003)

OK, without a doubt the big question on my mind after screening this is How long had my subwoofer been turned off? followed closely by How could I have watched 9 of the trilogy's 11 hours, complete with the Epic Battle Scenes that the MPAA card promised in explaining the PG-13 rating, without noticing that my subwoofer was silent?

Otherwise, my judgments of earlier screenings remain unchanged: notwithstanding the comic bookishly wooden dialogue, the theatrical version was an incredible achievement and the extended version is even better. If I had 11 hours to spare more often, I might come back even more frequently--but with the damn subwoofer on from the start, please!