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Maybe it helps to be a Tolkein fan and reader to appreciate any of it, and I'm neither. But my problem was less the near-complete lack of humour (although that is a major issue to me) and more about the fact that the films are just too darn long. Too long for me, anyway. Not for many millions of others, obviously.
But the thing is, even if I have the time to watch a long movie (and I never do), I don't have the inclination. Unless a film is really funny and interesting, my bum starts to fall asleep around the 90 minute mark, and by the time we're approaching two hours, I just can't wait for it all to end. I realise that's just me, and many others are happy to sit through it forever, but these marathon flicks will never get my ticket money.
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