BTW I am a Tolkien fan, those flicks were pretty good, too much left out, too much put in. I could understand the neccesity of the Liv Tyler put in parts, (Hollyweird romance scenes), but the SOB skipped half of the last book!
The 3 hr monkey movie, was a close runner up for the Nobull prize for curing insomnia. First prize still goes to Dune.