[msdrby]

I think I even made a comment to PE that it was obvious that PJ had seen and/or studied the Bakshi version and based much of his work on that version.

[Fedora]

I think I even made a comment to PE that it was obvious that PJ had seen and/or studied the Bakshi version and based much of his work on that version.

I seem to remember seeing an interview where Jackson actually mentioned he had done this. Another scene where he follows Bakshi is Boromir's death scene. I think he took what was good in Bakshi but also learned from Bakshi's mistakes.