He gets images in his head and treats them as nightmare fuel in a way that even Allen doesn’t. Toshi has been arguing his case like he’s appealing his own death sentence, passionate and determined, absolutely ready to sit down and watch all three films with me right now. Wonderful, and this revisit is giving me all of these moments anew, which is one of the reasons I intentionally set them aside for a while. That whole bit at the end of “Towers” between Frodo and the Nazgul is gorgeous and creepy and bizarre, and I’d totally forgotten it, and I’d forgotten the way Frodo almost attacks Sam for stopping him, furious at the idea that he didn’t get to hand the Ring over. I’m amazed at how many remarkable moments I’d forgotten. And as I said last night before “The Two Towers,” it’s been long enough that I really have forgotten much of this movie already. We’ve got over four hours of movie ahead, which will make this an Oscar-length live-blog. Tonight’s going to be a long one, so I just had a sandwich, I’ve got a few drinks set aside, and I’m powdered and primped and ready to go. And now, as I gear up for “Return Of The King,” I’m nearly as excited as I was before I saw the film for the first time in 2003, eager to see everything tied together. Time had diminished them somewhat in my mind, reduced them to the set pieces and the spectacle and the hype, and I had forgotten what really makes them special, the human and emotional content of the movies. Whether we continue it or not, though, I’m glad to have finally sat down to see these movies again. Or movies I’ve never seen, but should have, which could be interesting as well. I would happily pick some of my favorite movies on Blu-ray and a time when we can watch them together. The mail from you guys about the liveblogging this week has been interesting, and if it’s something you’d like to do on some sort of regular schedule, we can try that in the new year.
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