fajrdrako | Great excitement in Hobbiton....

I just saw the preview trailer for The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King. I saw the TORN link to the trailer early this morning, but I can't access video at work - we don't have the right software - so I had to wait till tonight: now, that is an exercise in frustration and patience for a dedicated fanatic like me.

The TORN copy was gone by the time I had a chance to look there, and two alternate sites I tried were down, but thanks to

squashed I found at copy

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I just saw the preview trailer for The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King. I saw the TORN link to the trailer early this morning, but I can't access video at work - we don't have the right software - so I had to wait till tonight: now, that is an exercise in frustration and patience for a dedicated fanatic like me.

The TORN copy was gone by the time I had a chance to look there, and two alternate sites I tried were down, but thanks to <lj site="livejournal.com" user="squashed"> I found at copy <a href-"http://saroumaneforum.free.fr/rotk.mov">here</a>.

Oh my goodness.

I am entranced.

I've watched it a dozen times now (mesmerized!) and don't have very coherent thoughts about it. But.....

<ul>
<li> Is that Sam's hand holding the Ring in the first shot?
<li> The forging of Anduril! One of my favourite things ever, and we get to see it. "Renewed shall be blade that was broken/Crownless again shall be king." Oooh.
<li> The Paths of the Dead! Brrr.
<li> Aragorn in the armour of Gondor, with the White Tree.
<li> Faramir in the Council chamber of Gondor. My goodness. Quite breathtaking. I adore that man.
<li> Looks like an intense Pippin/Merry scene.
<li> Is that Dernhelm?
<li> The Ringwraith looks scary.
<li> Is that Shelob's lair? Where is Shelob?
<li> I like the effect of the darkness - presumably the darkness of Mordor - with Frodo and Sam walking among backlit trees. Doesn't Frodo look suitably awful!
<li> Wonderful glance between Gandalf and Pippin. That just happens to be one of my favourite relationships in the book, and I don't mean any slashy innuendo there: I love the way they interact, and the way Gandalf is extra tough on Pippin because he so clearly cares for him.
<li> No Arwen in the trailer. Surprising.
<li> Who is Gollum talking to?
<li> Minas Tirith looks as good as I had hoped.
</ul>

So... how many days until the movie opens?