Well we have the midnight sessions here too and I have heard people were waiting in line from 8 am in the morning to get tickets, one of our radio Dj's said he came out of the movie so darn proud of Peter Jackson, and that it was filmed here in our country and felt really happy to have neat friends, in the morning he gave everyone a hug at the radio station., so I reckon if thats the kind of feelings it makes people have , then that is awesome.

I too want to see some awards going to Peter Jackson, I hate to say it, I have not seen any of the movies, but I will when they are all on video, I feel somewhat ashamed not to have seen them yet. actually one of my daughter's friends was a hobbit in the movie, of course we donot know which one unfortunatley.