EXACTLY!
So true!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Suprmallet
The bowling scene. That did it.

Yeah! When Frodo picked up that 7-10 split.
My tear ducts where like Niagra Falls!

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Originally posted by Giantrobo
That was very inspiring! Him touching swords like that said so much about him as a KING.

Shit, I felt like charging the Orcs myself after his speech and that cool method of connecting with his warriors

ah ha! that would explain why you were escorted out of the theatre after charging the screen...

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned that moment between Gandalf and Pippen(sp?) during the battle where Gandalf talks about death being part of the journey (or something like that.)

Gotta say, I didn't expect it to be such a tearjerker. Didn't cry, but man it was hard work holding back the floodgates. It's one thing about the movie that you can't really get from the books, with the music and facial expressions.

Tearjerking scene #1 Eowyn at Theoden's side as he's dying.

Tearjerking scene #2 Frodo waking up to see the Fellowship coming into the room one by one

Tearjerking scene #3 Aragorn - "My friends...you bow to no one.". This one almost got me. When I can watch the EE DVD in the privacy of my own home, I'll bawl like a little sissy.

Great, GREAT movie. Far far exceeded my expectations and was easily the best of the three. Am HIGHLY looking forward to the extended edition on DVD.

good call. it almost made me tear. but it was just a great little scene. the writing and acting were superb. i cant believe its not from the book; the writers came up with it all themselves. it totally took you out of the danger of the moment for a minute, made you almost happy, and then dropped you right back into the danger and immediacy.

Well, I just came back from my 3rd viewing. I don't know what it is about ROTK, but it gets more emotional to me every time I see it. I got choked up a couple times on my first viewing. But now I seem to spend the last half of the movie on the verge of tears.

Ironically, the one scene that hasn't affected me on subsequent viewings was the Grey Havens. Jackson seems to be straining for effect here -- with a few too many reaction shots of teary-eyed Hobbits (although it did work the first time I saw it).

I've also found that ROTK has made parts of FOTR and TTT more powerful and emotional. The early scenes in Hobbiton, for example, have a poignancy I didn't notice before.

the scene doesn't effect you because the hobbits are already crying. they are crying for you so you don't have to -- kind of like a sitcom's laughtrack: it doesn't prompt you when to laugh, it does the laughing for you...

True. But that never stopped me when Dorothy says "I think I'll miss you most of all" to the Scarecrow. <sob>

This time (viewing #3) I got the greatest lump in my throat when Faramir is riding off to his pointless charge toward Osgiliath and Pippin sings his lament, as Denethor gorges himself. A powerful image of the chaotic futility of war and its cost.

tear jerking scenes/parts...

FotR: boromirs death - through - sam sticking with frodo

TTT: Gandalf saves the day + Ents charge (awesome music!)

RotK: dunno, too pissed off at the #awk tards who were flapping their gawd damn jibs all movie long... almost cried when I realized how much I paid to have a crappy movie-going experience I guess...

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I dont want to start something big here, I just want to say that this scene shows the madness of Denethor as well as the futility of THIS particular battle. Throughout the trilogy, though, it is made a point that this war MUST be fought.

Yes I agree, I only meant in this particular case it is the tortured relationship of those characters and the overwhelming evil of the war itself which nearly destroys Faramir and costs the lives of the Gondorian soldiers merely on Denethor's whim.

While I think the films (and the story itself) are very moving, I have to be honest and say that I was more moved by the documentaries on the DVDs. Afterall, it's just a movie (or a book), and the fate of Middle Earth can only mean so much, but to see how hard this mass of dedicated individuals worked to bring to life this clear labor of love is just awe-inspiring to me. When I saw ROTK in the theater, and the credits rolled, I had thoroughly enjoyed the experience, but my feelings were dominated by a sense of awe and appreciation that they had actually done this, and done it so damn well. That's what brings tears to my eyes.

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Actually...I cry the most at the Credits...Annie Lennox song and the artwork...

yup, that was mine too.

yeah, unfortunately most people are listening to their need to find a bathroom at that point vs appreciating the wonderful song and end credits artwork.

When I went for my 7th time Thurs. the bastards turned on the overhead lights like a minute into the credits...argh I wanted to burn the place down!

I came very close during most of the scenes already mentioned. Unfortunately some goddamn punk kid would always start giggling during the more dramatic scenes and ruin the mood.

God, I can't wait for the EE DVD so I can enjoy the films full emotional effect in peace!

The bowing scene really did it for me. It wasn't just the scene, but Aragorn's delivery.

The scene where Faramir is riding out to near certain death after his father admitted that he would rather Faramir had died was also responsible for my eye-works opening.

No tears here, but emotions at the scenes with Eowyn and Theoden, as well as Faramir/Denethor stuff. This is actually funny for a few reasons. I don't even remember Eowyn from the last film, and hardly remember Theoden. Faramir also made very little impression on me, and in the first film, I found Boromir to be the weakest part of the whole movie. I really didn't like him, and found him to be totally boring and useless.

I take it you haven't seen the Extended Editions of FOTR and TTT, as all of those characters make a much stronger impression in the longer cuts.

When Pip saved Faramir.

Skorp, I haven't seen TTT in the EE (actually, I missed the first 20 minutes or so of TTT) but that's the only way I've seen FOTR. I remember Boromir, but I really found him useless and considered him like a red shirt in Star Trek. After seeing the next two films though, I can see he wasn't so useless.

Have you changed your perscription? Boromir was arguably the best thing about FOTR and Sean Bean was robbed of a supporting actor nod in many people's opinions, mine included.