Man I am so stoked about this movie! Being a hardcore Tolkien fan (yes yes, Filmamir bugged me a little, thought Theoden was a little too wimpy in TTT etc.) I've been trying to temper my anticipation and haven't been paying attention to most reviews about it though I understand it appears many are glowing.
I had the lid on it until I read the following posts from someone attending the Berlin premiere - 99% spoiler free except for one teeny eency mention that he forewarns you about so you can skip it (link provided below)!
Letters from Berlin Tango, XO
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