I really like Astin's Sam, better than the one in the book. It's a class thing, but I never really liked the whole servant-master relationship between Frodo and Sam in the book and they are far more like equals in the film. Although by RotK this is no longer true, I found the earlier Sam too much the lap dog. A little too much Waylon Smithers for me I guess. <P>H.C.<p>[ March 30, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]
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