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doug*platypus · 12-08-2003, 04:13 PM

I'd have to say "thank goodness the hype will finally be over!"<P>These movies have been the most hyped-up in history. Yes, even more than Star Wars, particularly if you happen to live down here in Aotearoa/New Zealand.<P>Once the movies have been released, the Oscars have been and gone, and the ROTK extended edition is released, then everything will be back to normal. We will finally be able to enjoy PJs movies from our own point of view, over and over, without having the media perspective thrust in our faces. The big companies will finally stop cashing in, too, and look for another bandwagon to jump on. You can't turn on the TV down here anymore without Telecom, Air New Zealand or somebody else showing a LOTR related ad to try and keep our interest.<P>LOTR movies = good<BR>over-hyped LOTR media phenomenon = bad

12-08-2003, 04:13 PM	#9
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	I'd have to say "thank goodness the hype will finally be over!"<P>These movies have been the most hyped-up in history. Yes, even more than Star Wars, particularly if you happen to live down here in Aotearoa/New Zealand.<P>Once the movies have been released, the Oscars have been and gone, and the ROTK extended edition is released, then everything will be back to normal. We will finally be able to enjoy PJs movies from our own point of view, over and over, without having the media perspective thrust in our faces. The big companies will finally stop cashing in, too, and look for another bandwagon to jump on. You can't turn on the TV down here anymore without Telecom, Air New Zealand or somebody else showing a LOTR related ad to try and keep our interest.<P>LOTR movies = good<BR>over-hyped LOTR media phenomenon = bad __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.