• ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 months ago

    To be fair, he’s been into Tolkien since adolescence and is really excited to share. It’s just… intense.

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      11 months ago

      I had a friend like that with every comedy movie he liked. He’d just stare at you with a goofy grin prior to every part he thought was funny. He’d look over, grinning, just waiting to see your reaction. He’s a great guy, it just made it real uncomfortable to watch a movie with him.

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    11 months ago

    What a wonderful image for sharing our deeply held passions with the people we care about most.

    Fortunately for me, my wife is the bigger LotR nerd, so when it comes to the Silmarillion, this tends to be how she looks at me.

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    11 months ago

    Only the second time? Weak.

    This is a joke. I actually only watched through it for the first time this year, despite being more or less a fan of it since childhood.

  • WolfdadCigarette@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who gets uncomfortable when someone starts spectating the audience. Yes, I’m watching the same movie. No, I don’t want to laugh or cry at you.

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    11 months ago

    I’m assuming he’ll make you watch it again, regardless of your enjoyment. Like, if you don’t love it, he’ll say he didn’t explain enough or you missed something. If you do enjoy it, he’ll say you won’t mind watching it again.

    So, good luck.

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    11 months ago

    My girlfriend has seen the trilogy many more times than me, she likes it on in the background while she works from home. I’ll sit for a while to watch but it isn’t like The Shawshank Redemption where I will sit down until the end every damn time.

    Damn Andy I will see you down in Zaywatanejo

  • !deleted488580@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    You might want to watch Double Indemnity instead. But alone. The moral of that movie is, “Why settle for half, ladies, if you can get away with murder and keep it all?”