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To be fair, he's been into Tolkien since adolescence and is really excited to share. It's just... intense.
It can be hard to accept that something you're really into just isn't interesting to your spouse, but I think it's important to do so.
It's for your own good. Trust him.
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.
Your friend's giving off real Jeb Bush energy, lol.
Also had a friend like this and it made it quite annoying to watch anything with him. He later got a diagnosed on the autism spectrum so that probably explains the tendency to do this
Ha, my wife does this too because she's read the books and I haven't.
I have had to watch LOTR twice now for my fiance. They are soooo long.
Did you get the Special Extended Edition?
I think I said no to the extended edition, lol.
How can you watch LOTR but not the extended edition? It’s outrageous it’s unfair!
I asked her, she agrees with you. I'm not a good partner apparently.
Your fiance deserves better.
But it'd like 9 hours isn't it? It's sooo difficult to sit through the movies in the first place. It's not even that I don't like them, they're just so damn long.
It's 12,5 hours total. But the thing is, the extended edition is more like the original and the other has been unduly chopped down for theatrical limitations. It's missing essential scenes basically.