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Date: 2003-12-21 06:36:57

Comment:

Geeze. Just because you loved the flick doesn't mean everyone has to! I personally thought it was very good, but had some serious annoyances. For example, on the entire Frodo/Sam side of things, the entire 3rd book full of events was rushed through in about 10 minutes! Shelob didn't make her appearance until th 3rd hour (Or thereabouts), and the whole Gollum/Sam subplot was fairly unneccessary. I would have rather have skipped the lembas crumbs thing and seen the 6 minutes of Saruman! And don't get me started on the scourging of the shire!

Things I liked: The battes ruled, Eowyn and the Nazgul Lord was very VERY well done, Gimli's humor, The acting overall, the SFX.

Things I didn't like: The Oliphants made me feel like Jackson just ripped off Empire Strikes Back. ATATs anyone? The Sam Carrying Frodo, while completely accurate to the book, was a little cheesy. The Fred Flintstone Slide down the Oliphant's Tusk by Legolas, the Gollum suckering Frodo thing, The lack of the Scouring of the Shire, The way Pippin found the Palantir and the lack of explanation of it.

Now obviously, a lot of these things will be addressed in the extended releases, but I really am beginning to be offended that I have to buy an extended release to see the whole film! I want to see the whole film when it's released! I know it's 3.2 hours long, but so what? Put in an intermission for crying out loud! Let me see the movie Jackson intended!