Like many children during the Holiday season, you lay awake, despite the best-laid plans.
\nSee, the idea was that you would go to sleep early; very early, in fact — hoping that if you dozed off, the magick hour would arrive that much sooner.
\nAnything, anything<\/i> to make it arrive sooner.
\nThe plan has failed:<\/b> you lie on your back, staring at the ceiling; waiting, daydreaming of all the wondrous new things just a few hours away. Sleep? You can barely keep from shivering with anticipation.
\nThat jolly old white-bearded man with the gentle smile… <\/i>
\nthose clever elves and their toys…<\/i>
\nAnd\u00faril, the Flame of the West, reforged from the shards of Narsil…<\/i>
\nOf course I’m talking about the Return of the King’s midnight release; what did you think?
\n[no spoilers ahead]<\/p>\n
So much more spoilerish stuff to say. SO much more. Everyone must go see it so I can spaz out talking about it. Like many children during the Holiday season, you lay awake, despite the best-laid plans. See, the idea was that you would go to sleep early; very early, in fact — hoping that if you dozed off, the magick hour would arrive that much sooner. Anything, anything to make it arrive sooner. The plan has failed: … <\/p>\n
\nSo, realizing that we wouldn’t be able to go tonight, very probably wouldn’t be able to go Thursday night, and didn’t want to fight the crowds on Friday, Jackie and I bit the bullet and got tickets to the midnight show of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King<\/i>.
\nThe verdict? Amazing. Like Two Towers, it left me immediately wanting the extended edition, but without the vague sense of dissatisfaction that TT gave me.
\nLet me pick a few high points:<\/p>\n\n
\nI want the extended edition NOW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"