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As for audience reactions I've noticed that it pretty much depends on when you go. When you see the movie on opening weekend, its generally the people who *want* to see it and are totally into that particular movie. Not just talking about the LotR movies, I've noticed this about many movies.<P>Go to the same movie a week or two later after opening weekend, and then its generally filled with people who are either settling for that movie, or have already seen it a few times. In my experience movies viewed a while after opening weekend don't get the same audience reaction as the movie would on opening weekend.