Well, at the last minute I decided to do the nutsy thing and drive a long way to a strange town for a midnight viewing. I found a closer one yesterday afternoon (only and hour and a half away), and at about seven this evening I decided I couldn't stand it and we went! Took a bit of convincing to get Dad to let me take the kids - they're homeschooled, so that wasn't a concern, but he didn't like me driving that late. Worked out, though - how could I sleep after THAT!
Gotta get to bed - quick comments: Gollum is SOOOOO cool! Wow! I've never been able to identify with his character until now. Sam just keeps getting better. Eowyn and Eomer didn't disappoint. I don't know yet how I feel about some of the additions - don't get why they hadda do that. And I didn't like them using Gimli mostly for comic relief. The Ents were marvelous, but there wasn't nearly enough of them - or Merry and Pippin.
Gotta sleep now - it's after five!