It was exhausting, yet wonderful. At least as good as I expected and in some ways a lot better. Gollum is well worth all of our waiting and he managed to get more than just contempt from me, believe it or not. I felt pity, anger, frustration and at one point, I even thought he was cute in a sad kind of way.
The Balrog battle was awesome. I cannot wait to see it again. As with a lot of things in the movie, you will definitely have to see it more than once to get the details.
Helm's Deep was much more powerful to me personally after seeing it on-screen. Like Hair, I have a hard time picturing the battle and PJ put it across perfectly. You could actually feel the despair of the women and children in the caves - your shoulders become tense preparing for the breach of the final door into the heart of the old fortress. Oh, and yes, I laughed in spite of myself everytime (yes, it happens more than once) and elf screams like a woman as they go down in battle.
I could have had a bit more of the Ents, but to be fair, I could have had a bit more of everything! Alas, that is what the Extended DVD Version is for.
The flying Nazgul are terrifying. Those fell beasts are absolutely horrid, but fascinating to look upon. And the Wargs! *shudder* And the oliphants = WOW!!!!
OK, I know it's short, but I am soooo tired and I do have to get up and go to work in the morning briefly before heading to see TTT again! ;)
Oh, Glen and I were about the 5th couple in line so we got fabulous seats! And there was a lot of applause throughout the movie at certain scenes, even from those who looked like they were dragged along by a LoTR fan-friend.
I'll see you all in the morning! 2J will probably have posted her review by then and we can share notes. *grin*
Good night from a very sleepy Hobbit lass! Oh, and Corin, I LOVE the "First No-Elf"!! Put one on my door please.