# So I finally saw ROTK for New Year's Day...(SPOILERS)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 2, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266 "2004-01-02T12:19:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266/41 "2004-01-07T07:28:46Z")

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> Well I saw it last night so I’ll stick my thoughts here…
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> How long did that film take to end???

The perfect length for all but the most shallow of viewers.

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266/42 "2004-01-07T09:07:12Z")

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Spoofe, that was kinda snarky, but I agree _G_  
rowrrbazzle- THANK YOU! I had no idea that had occurred to Tolkien about an alternate end to Gollum!

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**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266/43 "2004-01-07T11:38:19Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Yookeroo \*  
> \*\*As often as the hobbits talked about seeing the Shire again, you pretty much have to show them returning.
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> I agree they could’ve lost Sam’s marriage. \*\*

No way, Rosie is hot!

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266/44 "2004-01-07T13:18:42Z")

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> \*Originally posted by The Griffin \*  
> \*\*No way, Rosie is hot! \*\*

Pervy hobbit-fancier.

Welcome to the club.  
😉

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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-saw-rotk-for-new-years-day-spoilers/222266/45 "2004-01-07T14:37:43Z")

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_sigh_

I was joking.

I think it’s a way of propitiating the hard-core book fans, like me. Ending the movie with the book ending, that it.

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