[Suzerain of Sheol]

So, a couple people have asked me to do this and I have some time, so I'm going to give it a try. Whether I get through the entire trilogy remains to be seen.

I'll be watching the Extended versions of the films, as my theatrical cut DVDs are buried in a box in my closet. I will note whether the extensions are for good or ill (in my opinion) as I come across them.

I'll be reviewing these one scene at a time, probably one or two scenes per day, so it's going to take a while to get through this.

Feel free to discuss my reviews in this thread, as I imagine there will be a fair bit to discuss. I'm even open to other people doing reviews of scenes here, if they're up to it. I'll make the actual review posts in a different color so you can tell them apart.

And, I should probably add this disclaimer: I do not like these movies, either as adaptations or just as films, they do not appeal to me, though I loved them when I was younger and I love the books. As such, I'd just like to put this out there right now before we start: I don't have anything against anyone who does like them, and I'm glad that so many people are able to enjoy them.

On a similar note, I'll be endeavoring to keep the tone of my reviews as academic as possible. And I will go out of my way to point out the things I think are done well, so hopefully these will come across as balanced, and not just me ranting.

I'll have the first review up as soon as I finish watching the scene. :)

UPDATE: Okay... so I have a lot more to say than I thought I would. Probably only going to be doing these one per day, or even one every two days.