# The Hobbit and LOTR back in theaters **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355 "2020-02-22T17:56:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/1 "2020-02-22T17:56:19Z")
My local IMAX is showing the 3 hobbit movies now and next week they are going to show all 3 of the LOTR movies. I assume this is the same all over the US. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/2 "2020-02-22T18:04:49Z")
Going to see Return of the King on opening day is one of my top five favorite moviegoing experiences. Unfortunately, I don’t think seeing it again today would live up to it. Glad they’re getting big screen treatment, though. Well, LOTR, at least. Those Hobbit movies…yeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/3 "2020-02-22T18:33:42Z")
I’ll have to look this up. I saw Return of the King in the Front Row, surrounded by a chattering crown, and carrying a newborn. It was not an optimal viewing experience. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/4 "2020-02-22T20:38:49Z")
[Wow, mine is not showing those.](https://www.thehenryford.org/visit/giant-screen-experience/showtimes-and-tickets/20200224) And they show big movies all the time. I saw Mission Impossible 4 there and it was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/5 "2020-02-22T22:09:16Z")
I’m keeping my eye out, no interest in the Hobbit films again but tons of interests in LOTR, never got to see a single one in the cinema. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/6 "2020-02-24T23:57:01Z")
Here they are only showing LOTR this weekend so it’s very limited release ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/7 "2020-02-25T00:00:16Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I’ll have to look this up. I saw Return of the King in the Front Row, surrounded by a chattering crown, and carrying a newborn. It was not an optimal viewing experience. That’s what you get for wearing your crown out in public. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/8 "2020-02-25T02:11:22Z")
Sadly Chicago’s _Navy Pier IMAX_ is not showing them. Instead, it’s got \*Parasite \*this week, and _The Invisible Max_ next week. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-and-lotr-back-in-theaters/848355/9 "2020-03-01T16:40:50Z")
Saw the 2 Towers. I forgot these movies are too long in my opinion. Also way too many closeups and that’s even worse in IMAX.