dvd joy & poll: movie(s) viewed most?

NaNoWriMo update: 22,206 words written, 27,794 to go. Can't believe I'm almost halfway done. The cartoon above is from my NaNoWriMo update page and is based on my current angst about whether or not I should take part of Friday off to see the new Harry Potter movie on opening day (I already have plans in the evening). I'm getting lots of useful advice in my Livejournal comments page. :-)

I picked up the Collectors' Edition of the Extended Fellowship Of The Ring DVD set yesterday. Yes, I know I already have the regular version DVD that was made available months ago. But this edition came with five CDs, 30 minutes' extra footage tacked on the version that was released in theatres, Argonath bookends, collector cards, and a fan magazine. Many thanks to Jeff for making this purchase an option for me; I was going to opt for the regular DVD package, but he encouraged me to get the collector's edition and said he'd pay for half. :-)

Jeff and I watched four of the special features last night and loved them all; they obviously put a lot more effort into putting together these special features than they did for the other DVD (though those were still pretty interesting). We also watched some of the scenes that were cut from the theatre version...augh! How could they have cut these scenes out?! Okay, maybe they didn't want a 3.5 hour movie, but still.

Really looking forward to checking out the rest of the special features and watching the full movie version.





WARNING WARNING DROOLY GIRLSTUFF BELOW WARNING WARNING

Sean Bean is even more gorgeous in interviews than he was as Boromir, if that's at all possible. Holy toledo. Major drool. I'll shut up now before I make even more of a fool of myself.

As for Sean Astin...I love that fact that the other actors all teased him about being so safety-oriented during the shooting. As I pointed out in one of my Waiting For Frodo comics, Aragorn and Boromir would be fun to date but in the end, I'd marry Sam.

Poll: In your entire life, which movie do you estimate that you've seen the most times?

Yes, seeing it on video, DVD, and television count. For me, the most-viewed movie is likely one of the following: Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, and Star Wars (the first one).

Answer here





Links/News:

Congrats to Bill and Brenda Sutton, who recently discovered they're about to become grandparents!

One year ago, I complained about the 25 minutes of trailers before the Harry Potter movie.

Two years ago, I got copies of my book!!! This entry includes a goofy photo of me with my brand-new book.





Today's Blatherpics:

Taken at OVFF.

	My friend Andrea.
	The Boogie Knights: David Keefer, John Scheeler, Sharon Palmer. Two members not in the photo because they weren't at OVFF: Heather Scheeler and Barbara Helfer. They've been together 20 years!
	My friend Rand.
	Three Weird Sisters (who won the Pegasus for Best Performer this year)