[Samwise]

Why did I not see this thread? Heck, WHY DIDN'T I START THIS THREAD???<P>Oh, well. When I first heard they were making movies of LOTR, I immediately came on the internet. First, to check out who was playing MY Sam. Well, sorry to say, at first I didn't know who he was until I started reading his movie credits, looked into his eyes in the "Sean Astin as Sam" picture, and after a second went, "MIKEY??? My, how you've grown!"<BR>So, when I first saw LOTR/FOTR, I was looking for <I>him</I>. I was very fond of Mikey Walsh, but how was this guy going to play my Sam? When I laid eyes on him at Bilbo's party, my first thought was: "He's moping 'cause he's too bashful to go near Rose Cotton." and sure enough...<BR>Sigh. But I'm off topic a bit. As for TTT...I got to watch "Sam" grow. I truly enjoyed the fact that one of Sam's most famous lines was included, "PO-TA-TOES!", and I thought the part where he was telling "Frodo" how stories would be written about him, and "Frodo" says, "You forgot the part...about Samwise the Brave", and Sam stands there (still humble, but you can tell he likes the idea) "Samwise the Brave..."<BR>and, as has been mentioned, "Mr. Frodo, it's your Sam! Don't you know your Sam?" AGH! How many kleenexes that scene alone took....<BR>I've seen pictures, not sure where they're from, but of Sam "mourning" over Frodo...and every one breaks my heart 'cause of Mr. Astin's expression. Oi....<BR>Mr. Astin, you did my Sam proud!