Excerpt from "The Last Ring," page 40:

L'Hobbit Merry, quando ha visto il pre-montaggio ha pianto ininterrottamente per gli ultimi otto minuti.

Translation from TORn:

Hobbit Merry (Dominic Monaghan), who saw a pre-edited copy of the movie, cried during the whole last 8 minutes.

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