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To: MadIvan

Who knows...there were several deficiencies in LotRings...

When Strider, Legolas and Gimli greeted the Riders of Rohan, there was no mention from whence they came, yet they were clad in Elven garb. And 3 different Sorts trailing a company of Uruk-hai for 4 days without rest! The book has a wonderful line that was omitted.

And the War of Ents. We see Gandalf showing up at Helm's Deep but the Ents destroyed much of Saruman's army and this is unnoticed.

It is a good film, but so much is lacking. And Frodo always seems so so queer...much of the cast seems the same...


10 posted on 11/20/2006 11:48:44 PM PST by Prost1 (Fair and Unbiased as always!)
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To: Prost1

"It is a good film, but so much is lacking. And Frodo always seems so so queer."

I agree Jackson changed some of the fundamentals of the story and not for the better. Case in point is the character of Frodo who challenges, battles and bests some of the greatest in the book only to fall at the end while the movie has him as a victim and failure nearly from the start.

The story unravels when they strayed too far from the books and it's my guess that a new director would do the same but with worse results.


47 posted on 11/21/2006 5:12:43 AM PST by Varda
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