I've seen it... (Score 1)

I saw this in previews last week. I got what they were tring to do, but they failed. The trilogy does not lend itself to this medium at all, and although I had hoped that they would find a creative way around it, they didn't. Here is my summary: -Gandalf had no presence...wrong actor -The editing was uneven, and heavily favored the earlier stuff (much more fotr than rotk) -Gollum was brilliant. It's a great showcase character and the dude just nailed it. -The music was incongruous and not particularly interesting. -Effects were a little better than so so...they were able to make 6 orcs seem like a battle with constant motion of stage and actors. -Possibly really great for kids -The night I went, the whole production stopped due to some glitch with either stage or actor. It was very very forgettable and certainly not worth the price of admission. Maybe it's a little over-done now.