RavishingRickRudo

Kinda funny how you contrasted "childish" with that lil spiel there; not to mention your inability to have a discussion without calling someone 'childish' - you fucking tool. Me, I won't bother sticking my nose up in the air and give a pretense that I'm better than that when I'm clearly doing it too (OMG I'M TALKINGABOUTYOU!BiggestHYPOCRITE!ontheboardLOLERZ!~). The ending(s) in ROTK were necessary and integral to the story Tolkein (and Jackson) were telling. Tolkein was a WWI vet who knew the high cost of war - one of the major cost of war is the loss of innocence. That you can "never go home" again. In the book, this was symbolized by the destruction of the shire - in the film, this was symbolized by Frodo leaving on the ships (also in the books; I can understandibly see why Jackson left the shire untouched in the film). The multiple endings were to give this closure to all the characters - and ultimately to the viewer - but not to Frodo (who couldn't go home). The first ending had Frodo in bed while the fellowship came together after having been broken in the first film. "Has it really been that long?". The crowning of the king and the acceptance and appreciation of the Hobbits by man - the 4 stood there as heros. In the bar with just the 4 heros and Sam - the true hero - making his move on Rosey and being able to return to the life he left never having carried the burden. This is where we begin to realize that Frodo may not be the same as the others - that while they have "gotten over it" Frodo hasn't. In the next "ending" with Frodo writing his story we come to fully understand this and it also says that Sam is the Mayor and transitions into Bilbo and going to the ships. The ships and the long good bye, the significance of which I've explained, very important to the story crafted. This is probably where, in formulaic hollywood terms, the "ending" would have been - right after the triumphant destruction of the ring and maybe a quickie in the shire. No need to actually do the crowning of the king or Sam working the courage to ask out Rosie - cause those are just stupid lil things that no one needs to see cause really, the whole series is just about a ring - ya know? And the actual ending being Sam and family moving back into their home? FORGET ABOUT IT! We should have seen Gollum come back! YEAH! GOLLUM! And, and and, maybe he could come back with ALIENS FROM THE FUTURE WHO WANT TO STUDY HOBBITS! YEAH! And then they CLONE Frodo and the RING! but the Ring and Frodo can only last a day and Gollum gets sad but he's still happy seeing the ring again, if only for a day. That's really what should have happened. It would have flowed better... ... no wait, that would be stupid and hmm... actually like A.I. rather than, you know, not being anything like A.I. - which the actual ending to ROTK was... nothing like A.I., that is. The ending with David getting one day with his mommy and that moment of happiness he searched for - which was poignant and heartfelt - because of Aliens and their futuristic technology - which was needless and completely stupid - in A.I. was because Speilberg had no idea how to effectively end it. "Well, we have to have him get his mother back, but how can we do it without him actually getting his mother back... hmm... ah yes, FUTURISTIC ALIENS!". Jackson knew how to effectively end it, and THANK GOD it wasn't with a character ephiphany followed by a kiss. That wouldn't have done the story and characters justice. "You know what Sam?" "What is it Mr. Frodo" "I don't think I could ever go back to the shire again" "Oh, well that sucks. I going to marry my sweethart and become mayor" "That's grand Sam, but I -again- cannot. The ring, it will forever be with me, even after it's gone" "That's a true shame it is Mr Frodo." "Yep, isn't that right Merry?" "Oh yeah, it is Pippen... wanna go steal some pumpkins?" "You betcha! Bye Frodo!" "Bye Frodo" "Bye guys" *Aragon shows up as King* "Hey, look at me. I'm the, you know, king" "Wow, you are." "Yeah, and here's my elfish wench" "Hey guys" "Hey" "Hey" ... Nah, this is just TOO LONG - it needs to be cut down some more... "I can't believe it's over" "It's not over, not for me, it will never be over... I must go on the boats out to the sea with the elfs and never come back because I can't come back - that life is not for me..." "No Mr Frodo, please don't go" *Aragon with a crown and Arwen and Merry, Pippen, and Rosie w/ child look on in tears* "I have to, good bye" *kiss* (together) "Good bye" *Sails away* "The end" ... that's better. That really is satisfying - nothing left unsaid there. I feel that after watching 9 hours of this story unfold, that this 30 second ending is a fitting conclusion to this epic tale. Yep, I really got the effect the journey had on the characters...

"Cordy" is not a champion.

Oh I see, so you would have preferred the Frodo-quickly-hugs-everyone-including-an-already-married-Sam-and-a-crowned-Aragon-with-Arwen-at-his-side-smiling-before-leaving-on-a-ship-with-all-the-mystical-folk-for-no-real-reason ??

Dude, AI had ALIENS come out 10,000 years in the fucking future - which was COMPLETELY OUT OF NO WHERE - to compare the ending of ROTK (which made sense) to A.I. (which had little to do with anything) is fucking asinine. Fuck accepting your opinion, it sucks. If a 15-20 minute (?) resolution of a 3 1/2 hour movie (and let's not forget two other 3 hour installments) is going "on and on and on" for you, THEN WHAT WERE THE FIRST 9 HOURS?!?! How could you even get through those without hanging yourself?

Fuck that. The endings ruled your ass and you're just angry cause you've woken up the morning after and can't walk and are kinda ashamed to have let your ass been ruled so freely and easily. Admit it. I'm fucking happy they went all extended ending and shit - I ain't sittin through 9+ hours of movie makin just for a 2 minute ending where everything hugs and that's it. We DESERVED that ended; we EARNED it; and so did the characters. There's more to war than just the battles...

Duff looks like a manguy and Lohan looks like an old womanchick.

I prefer to call it a "moral quandary".

What an odd choice for a hiding spot.

Hide... IN DEATH?

*inner monologue* Did he really say that? Daniel Stern was GONE. I didn't know it at the time, but my life was errevocably changed from that moment on. Had I known my comment about French Stewart would lead to THIS, THIS knowledge, I wouldn't have said it in the first place. I could see Winnie looking at me as if to say "what are you looking at", and I didn't know... *The Byrds Play* "To everything, turn, turn, turn..."

I, however, am not and therefore am disgusted at the notion - and not quite yet old enough to be secretly interested in that filthy way Dave Mathews sings about. But rather, I - in my recently found age (having turned 21 in November) - am instead longing for those innocent, somewhat simpler yet still wildly complicated, days of high school that seem so far away and dread the lure of responsibility in this new found world which adulthood brings. I look at this lurid love triangle and sort of, kind of, smile a half-smile trying to feign a know-it-all grin in order to react to the situation in a manner fitting my age, and supposed experience, and also to reflect that role of mentorship that an older brother would have for a young man that this Aaron Carter is. But I cannot offer any sound advice, fore that would mean overstepping the boundary imposed by society which implicitly (and by extension, legally explicitly) states that I cannot even think those thoughts which you, young Zsasz, may ponder.

Any film starring FRENCH STEWART deserves its place in oblivion. That INCLUDES Inspector Gadget 2! AND 1~!

Yeah, I mean, I could SEE feuding over preppy precocious pop pre-teen Aaron Carter, cause he was soooooo cute and dreamyboaty - but teenage Aaron Carter? That's just YUCK. Shit HMW, I actually had to click the link now that you said that... and you know what, you are not wrong old friend... you are not wrong.

Did they fall into a pool?

Wow, they SO need to make a movie out of this and I SO need to write it and it SO needs to be funded by MIRAMAX for like 20 grand.

What movie?

Mathews is a bit of a smark - noticed that about him in TE1 when he was rolling his eyes over how markish everyone else was.... the fucking geek.

"They should really make a sequel to Christmas Vacation" "They did, it was Vegas Vacation" "No, I mean they should make a sequel to CHRISTMAS Vacation" "I know, they did, I just told you - Vegas Vacation" "But that's not actually a sequel to Christmas Vacation" "Yes it is, they used the same people - cept the kids were different. They went to Vegas" "I know that, but they should make another Christmas film." "That would suck" (a few weeks later) "You know there's actually a sequel to Christmas Vacation" "Yeah, I know, like I told you, they made Vegas Vacation" "No, they actually made a christmas sequel, but with Cousin Eddie instead.. ..don't know if I like that.." - Conversation between me and mother.

Yeah, Cordy probably had the biggest jump in terms of Character - well, cept maybe for Wes - in the whole 'verse... not for the better, mind you. Fuck "Champion" Cordy.

Well, if you want to give them credit: It's intentional. The WWE has a section where you can report errors and get 10% off a shopzone item over a certain amount. It's a pretty obvious error, so they will get a lot of people reporting it - and hopefully for them - buying shopzone crap because of it. If you don't want to give them credit (and who does?): They're morons.

Demott sounds like a video game announcer. "Oh, he won't be getting up from that any time soon" "In wrestling, you gotta learn to take your shots" "What a bunch of clowns"

"Sole Bruthaz" also works in that they like to DANCE so much that they wear out the soles of their shoes.

It should be noted, that I have had "Betta call my MAma" in my head for a good 20 minutes now... catchy!

"Soul Brothas" is fine, but I prefer "Sole Bruthaz" - as in, they're all alone in their fight against the man. They can use Tajiri, Yang, Sakoda and Funaki and called them the "Seoul Brothers" as the Asian Chapter of SB Inc.

AND FUCK LAMONT! I SUCK! I SUCK! I SUCK! I SUCK! C'mon SAY IT! I SUCK! I SUCK! I SUCK! I SUCK!