I wish they would have ommited the part where the orc asks Saruman if he'd recieved orders from Sauron yet. It didn't seem in keeping with the book.<P>I'm mystified by the need for the Saruman storm, and Gandalf not wanting to go to Moria, as opposed to the book. It just seemed like a change for the heck of it, it didn't make a more concise scene, but oh well.<P>I, for one, like the Galadriel scene, and I think her speach in the book is frightening, and wouldn't be read in a lilting voice by any actress worth her mettle. Also, in rereading the book after viewing the movie, I think the change the ring brings could be interpreted as more magical than just a change in demeanor, but that is open to interpretation.<P>And, since they put in events that happened during FotR, but were not necessarily seen in the book by the reader(the imprisonment of Gandalf), it would have been good to see Gandalf's fight with the Nazgul at Weathertop.<P>Nonetheless, I loved the movie, and Tom was a small sacrifice, IMHO, as he was essentially outside of the scope of the affairs of Middle Earth, and apart from the struggles of man, hobbit, elf, or dark lord.
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