Um, I was there for the epic storytelling and kickass battle scenes. And seeing Eowyn killing the Witch King - possibly my favorite part of the books.

Exactly. I mean, there's a reason I've culled all my LotR icons but this one - I adore Eowyn. But still, I was there to see the books I'd loved since I was a little kid made into awesome, beautiful, dynamic movies - not for a romance. I don't even like most romance movies, let alone go out of my way to see them. We had a little mini-crisis on Christmas at my folks' this year because my step-mom somehow expected me to back her on watching "Julie and Julia" over "Star Trek." Which, ha, no. Particularly not with my dad's awesome sound system. &Hearts;