[conservcalgal]

Long movie, 3hrs & 20 min, no intermission

I really don't understand why there can't be an intermission. When we saw a movie in Amsterdam, they took an intermission half way through a regular 1.5 hour movie so we can get our espressos, beer, etc.

I loved this movie, but the ending a bit too long.

[Mr Rogers]

My 6 year old daughter watched all 3:20 on the edge of her seat. Two other little girls sitting near by also watched intensely for the entire film (one cried halfway because she needed to go potty & they couldn't 'pause' the film! - sure she would agree with you about an intermission). I thought the ending a bit slow - would have prefered a vocal summation at the end to tell what happened to each of the characters. But overall, liked it better than #2.

[saradippity]

I loved this movie,but the ending a bit too long.

I loved the movie too. However,I thought the ending was just what Tolkien wanted to convey.To me,it seemed that each person has his own part in the drama of life,and life itself goes on even though the individuals come and go. We each have our own little story,a story within the story.

I thought the ending illustrated the point in time when some were leaving the big story forever,others experiencing a significant event in their own story which might have an impact on the big story,while yet others were bringing new life to the story.I thought the slow,deliberate ending captured the story of man,micro and macro.