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Does it ever end? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/lotrmemes@midwest.social

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[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 40 points 7 months ago

Ha, my wife does this too because she's read the books and I haven't.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 17 points 7 months ago

Did you get the Special Extended Edition?

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

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

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 24 points 7 months ago

How can you watch LOTR but not the extended edition? It’s outrageous it’s unfair!

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

I asked her, she agrees with you. I'm not a good partner apparently.

[-] sean@dice.camp 5 points 7 months ago

@nitefox federation is trippy. I'm seeing this and replying on Mastodon timeline but it's a Lemmy post 😳

[-] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Niceeeee

[-] ButtDrugs@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

Your fiance deserves better.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 7 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.

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 3 points 7 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.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

Got to give your wife the long...

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

This gave me quite a chuckle.

[-] frostwhitewolf@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Not long enough

[-] KnowledgeableNip@leminal.space 10 points 7 months ago

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

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 7 months ago

It doesn't take a weekend, you do that in a mere 11.5 hours

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 9 points 7 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.

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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