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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Is that Mrs. Miniver you're talking about? Dreadful. And have you ever seen the Greer Garson/Lawrence Olivier "Pride and Prejudice"? Now that was just unforgivable; we think Faramir was treated harshly, have you seen how they changed Lady Catherine? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Nope, I do mean Mrs. Mike. I've seen Mrs. Miniver too, but Mrs. Mike was much worse...I can't even begin to describe how bad it was. *Shudder* Let's repress those memories, shall we? And no, I've not seen the old P&P; I own the 1995 version.<P>On the whole, TTT is like a seasaw with me. There were the truly awful moments, the so-so moments, and the wonderful moments. Up and down I go over and over. I'll have to see it again to fully judge it, but I've been giving it some thought, and I <I>was</I> enjoying it until Faramir. He cast a pall over the whole thing, but as I become numb to that (and I look at the book and think, pfft, the real Faramir is still there!) I can recall the parts I liked with more clarity.<P>Sam shines out—even in the wacky Osgiliath stuff he was still wonderful. I'm sure he will be just as good in RotK.<P>And, whether it's wrong of me or not, I continue to like movie-Frodo. I understand and sympathise with those who are dismayed at Mr. Baggins' portrayal, but I can't make myself dislike it. So that never bothered me. So I'm assuming that it won't bother me in RotK, either, no matter what happens.<P>Merry and Pippin were allowed to drop the comic mantel, and I think that bodes well for their RotK portrayal.<P>The little errors and questionable changes in this movie I could forgive as fan fiction and even grow to appreciate in its own right. But Faramir...my God...like I said, he cast a pall over everything.<P>Anyway, I am not giving up on RotK. I think this movie really suffered from one great blow that I still hate. But if Faramir can in some way come back or be repaired in RotK, I'll still be able to say I liked the movie trilogy, all things considered.<P>My feelings of "TTT wasn't really <I>that</I> bad for the most part" and hope for RotK were bolstered by the last scene, "Samwise the Brave". I was writhing about Faramir and then I watched that scene and thought, "Aw, what a great scene!"<P>So one moment I'm down about TTT and one moment I'm up, but either way I'm still hopeful that all will end well.