Even as the movie was ending, and Frodo was taking ship, I felt a pang of sadness for all of the anticipation and the thrill of the first viewing had ended. I'll see it a few more times in the theatre, watch the Oscars, then buy the DVDs, theatrical and extended. Then wait for THE HOBBIT, if ever. I may revise THE HOBBITS (see signature link) or even write more of that sort of thing. I'll of course go back to the books for the rest of my life as well, I'm sure.<P>I feel most sorry for the cast and crew. Elijah Woods most especially seems in all the interviews to be rather hard hit by the realization that it is just about over. All of the younger cast members seem to be taking it pretty hard.<P>Ah me. I'm assured now that this cinematic interpretation will be THE version, much like the 1939 Gone With The Wind. There will never be any point to doing it again, even if they got closer to the books than Peter Jackson's monumental effort. No one will ever think they could pull it off.
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