I was at a group showing of ROTK with a crowd of TORN sibs several of whom good naturedly cracked jokes about scenes throughout

what really surprised me was towards the end the same ones who were snarking were sobbing the hardest, tears streaming I tell you!

(not that they were picking the film apart or anything, I"m just more reverant than that LOL!!)

so passions run deep and complex in the fandom, no surprise there.. and its fitting that those of us who appreciate fan fiction also appreciate the almost miraculous films that PJ and company have given us.. I will always be grateful there are scenes that disappointed me a great deal way but I have little interest in talking about that

there are too many scenes that are a gift beyond anything I could imagine.. the ones that didn't quite work for me, I have the book

back to your question...I don't go to movie for that reason Life is too short indeed and I have real problems
.. I don't have time to follow the reading room although I've been known to lurk there... I simply pop into Main from timme to time to keep up with some of the wonderful folks I've met there