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It’s official – The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is now my favorite trilogy of all time. Taken as a collective whole, it’s better and more enjoyable than Back To The Future, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and yes, even the Godfather. Will this set a precedent on how to do trilogies? We were so excited to see this movie that this was the first thing we did after enduring a 30 hour trip back to Pittsburgh. Yup, we went straight to the movie theater after coming from the airport. It was well worth it though – now I can’t wait to have the extended edition of this movie (which I hear will be out in August to September).

If this movie doesn’t win the best picture this year, it will be a crime.

The down side to this trilogy ending is that it’s over and done with – no more LOTR movies to look forward to. I hope they get started on a movie version of The Hobbit, with none other than Peter Jackson at the helm. In the meantime, there’s other movies this year to look forward to – among them Spider-Man 2, Hellboy, and I’m also looking forward to seeing The Adventures of Riddick (the sequel to the much underrated Pitch Black).

I just learned recently that a cousin of mine, who is a US Marine, has been deployed to Iraq for a 6 month tour of duty. We hope and pray for his safety while he defends the country. We’re all very proud of you, Adrian!