And even with that tacky explanation Obi-wan is still contradicting himself from the first film, where he says there was "a young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a student of mine…" and later "Only a master of evil, Darth!"

And even with that tacky explanation Obi-wan is still contradicting himself from the first film, where he says there was "a young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a student of mine…" and later "Only a master of evil, Darth!"

I was all set to release the hounds if THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR didn't make the top ten. Well done.

I was all set to release the hounds if THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR didn't make the top ten. Well done.

Good observation,  @avclub-8ba08029928df26a69a360c83b3c0075:disqus , tying use of the ring to selfish motives.

Good observation,  @avclub-8ba08029928df26a69a360c83b3c0075:disqus , tying use of the ring to selfish motives.

@avclub-7cf8d5b2bafa3bd7fb4ea254febf6308:disqus , I don't think the issue you had with the lighting should be blamed on HFR. It was likely the 3D photography process.

@avclub-7cf8d5b2bafa3bd7fb4ea254febf6308:disqus , I don't think the issue you had with the lighting should be blamed on HFR. It was likely the 3D photography process.

I have to hand it to Howard Shore for not only keeping the reprised LOTR music to a minimum but coming up with a new theme, "Misty Mountain Song," that's every bit as catchy and evocative.

I have to hand it to Howard Shore for not only keeping the reprised LOTR music to a minimum but coming up with a new theme, "Misty Mountain Song," that's every bit as catchy and evocative.

And his left nostril!

And his left nostril!

It may say something about us the jaded fanbase that, ten years on, Gollum and everything about him (character, performance, FX breakthroughs, importance to the long-term storyline) is so completely taken for granted that he feels like an afterthought in this film.

It may say something about us the jaded fanbase that, ten years on, Gollum and everything about him (character, performance, FX breakthroughs, importance to the long-term storyline) is so completely taken for granted that he feels like an afterthought in this film.

Change a hundred?

Change a hundred?

It's not real 3D, just two-color double-exposure. Don't blame the glasses.

It's not real 3D, just two-color double-exposure. Don't blame the glasses.

Sounds like a $250,000 Question.

Sounds like a $250,000 Question.