Lord of the Rings

Yesterday we had a good viewing of all three LOTR films in their extended edition format. A friend from Atmosphere and I started at 10am, and finally finished at 11:30pm, with two small breaks for lunch and dinner. The viewing screen was a 37inch widescreen Sony CRT, with beautifully reproduced colors and blacks.

It's awe-inspiring and humbling at the same time, watching these three films back to back. All the little additions make for a wonderful trilogy. You can see the progression of the visual effects from the first movie, and the sheer overwhelming force of the effects in the final movie. There are some small minor issues which don't detract from the film itself, but something I would have thought would have been caught before that final output. Which brings us to our next Tip of the Week.