[sweetliberty]

"Gimli as comedy relief?"

I loved that and given the dark and heavy nature of the story line itself I thought that the humor along with the love scene was a great way to take a break from the intensity which could get overwhelming otherwise.

[HairOfTheDog]

I loved the comic bits too... "Shall I find you a box?" HA!

I was surprised by it the first time, wondering if it was a good idea to poke fun... Then the second time, I realized PJ had made very similar jokes to the ones we would have made in the hobbit hole, about something we love. It is an affectionate "poking fun".

[KantianBurke]

Three words to you regarding how Gimli's humor which was being used to take away intensity came off as: Jar Jar Binks.

Regardless, that was just one of many dumbed down scenes in the flick. Not saying it wasn't a good film overall but its not exactly as flawless as FOTR.