I've been visiting Le Petit Hiboux regularly recently, so when Krissa suggested that people leave a comment and write something crazy about themselves I wrote: "I'm John, I'm Fauxhemian, and I'm the only man in the world, who thought Lord of the Rings was kinda boring" figuring that would set me apart from the rest. But as it turns out three others chimmed in in agreement, so I guess I'm not alone with this.

So, the 411 on me and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is that I didn't see it at the local multiplex. I didn't read the book as a kid, and I very much doubt I'll get around to seeing the second movie any time soon. When I was about 13 I read The Hobbit, because I played D&D and listened to Iron Maiden, so it seemed like a natural step. I thought The Hobbit was a decent enough book, so I started reading LotR and after about 100 pages I was so bored out of my mind I didn't finish it. When the hype surrounding the movie kicked in I thought about reading the book again and then seeing the movie, but I never got around to it. And when the movie finally opened I realized that I quite frankly didn't give a toss about a bunch of leprechauns mocking about in the forest trying to get a ring from one place to another.

But a friend of mine bought the extended version DVD, so I borrowed it from him recently and sat down and watched it. Now, it would be unfair to say that the movie sucked, but I did think it was a bit boring. The first disc seemed to drag on forever before some serious ass-whuppings were delievered on the second disc. I though the Gwar-looking monsters towards the end were pretty cool and obviously the movie is beautifully shot, but other than that I really didn't think it was that great. Viggo Mortensen was the only actor I really liked in the movie and I didn't think the hobbits were funny, so the whole thing left me feeling slightly underwhelmed. I haven't seen the second (or fifth depending on your perspective) Star Wars movie, either, nor have I seen the second Harry Potter movie, so maybe I'm just not a fairy tale type of guy.

I've heard two supremely weird songs today. First, Cunts with Attitude: Only Straight Girls Wear Dresses [via She Speaks Good English] and later the Xfm remix of Just Jack's Snowflakes and both have to be heard to be believed. The first is a lesbian rap (I wasn't aware those even existed) and the second is someone who sounds like Mike Skinner, while rapping over Lullaby. You'd think it wouldn't work, but it does. It's kooky!
Oh, I also heard Tatu's version of How Soon is Now today and it ain't half bad.