Woohoo! I am going to watch the 6-something show today!!! ^_^ SO excited! And then I'm going to watch the movie again tomorrow, with my bro and a (different) friend! Hehehe...I'll be on pace to surpass the number of times I watched the first movie, providing that this one is good.
I've heard that Jackson made a lot of changes this time around, so I guess it's a good thing I decided not to read the trilogy again until after watching it. It's been about a year since I read them all, my memory for details isn't that great, and I kind of ploughed through TTT just to finish it anyway, so there's a pretty good chance I'm not going to notice too many of the changes. =Þ
Anyway, I'll try to post my opinion of the movie when I get back, but I think I'm going to be finishing a friend's Christmas present so I can mail it off tomorrow. ::crosses fingers:: I hope I can get it done!!