• @NocturnalMorning
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      10 months ago

      I have had to watch LOTR twice now for my fiance. They are soooo long.

        • @NocturnalMorning
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          1210 months ago

          I think I said no to the extended edition, lol.

            • @NocturnalMorning
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              210 months ago

              But it’d like 9 hours isn’t it? It’s sooo difficult to sit through the movies in the first place. It’s not even that I don’t like them, they’re just so damn long.

              • @[email protected]
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                410 months ago

                It’s 12,5 hours total. But the thing is, the extended edition is more like the original and the other has been unduly chopped down for theatrical limitations. It’s missing essential scenes basically.

      • @[email protected]
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        1110 months ago

        Mine tried to go for a weekend marathon. I cannot give that much attention to anything in my life ever.

    • @ickplantOP
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      1010 months ago

      One day I’ll get to the books so I don’t have to ask for his help every time there is a book vs movie meme, lol.

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        10 months ago

        There is a fun podcast called Drunk History of Middle Earth that is essentially this dynamic the whole time - a husband/wife duo where the guy is trying to teach her about Tolkien. She’s genuinely open to it, so it’s probably less annoying than some other instances of that pattern. Aside from the hearing new perspectives on the lore, it’s interesting to vicariously experience the stories for the first time again.

        Also I love their accents, and how they sometimes expose their personal lives to the world and talk through stuff as a couple - it’s very endearing

        Edit to add: there are no ads! It’s so refreshing

        • @ickplantOP
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          410 months ago

          That sound adorable and fun, thank you for the recommendation!

      • @Chorche
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        10 months ago

        This will only lead to you eventually reading the Silmarillion, and putting your husband in his place with even more obscure Tolkien trivia.

        • @ickplantOP
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          610 months ago

          #relationshipgoals