I have just seen TTT and I think I may be in shock. So please do not kill me for what I am going to say.<P>Ok, I will forget the whole Arwen scenes, Aragorn half dying, Gimli turned into a clown, Faramir into an evil git (sorry!), Frodo into a total wimp, Eomer being exiled, Grima planning Helm's Deep's battle with Saruman, the useless entmoot, Theoden being a hopeless pessimistic (who wouldn't with their army replaced by women, old people and kids?), Merry and Pippin meeting Gandalf in Fangorn, and so on... <BR>but there are a couple of things that I cannot let pass:<BR>ELVES AT HELM'S DEEP? Whatever did Haldir do to PJ to be sent fighting (and dying) to Helm's Deep when he was minding his own business in Lothlorien?<BR>And the hobbits in Osgiliath? Where did that come from?<P>Understand me, I'm not just having fun picking out all the details that are not exactly from the book. I read the books before going to see the first movie, and when I went, I was skeptical because usually I hate movies made from books I read... and I loved FotR!!!! Of course, I saw all the changes PJ made in this movie, and I understood every single one of them (except maybe the need to have Aragorn letting Frodo go at the end...) and I have spent a whole year saying isn't it great to finally have found someone who respects the spirit of the original book. But TTT? Maybe the problem comes from the fact that, having enjoyed FotR so much, I was expecting another great movie. But wasn't I entitled to?<P>I am speaking only a couple of hours after seeing the movie, so my thoughts are still reeling. I'll go and see it again (forewarned this time), and try to see things more objectively but honestly I don't think my opinion will change that much...<P>Hope I haven't offended anyone with my opinions. Maybe I am a purist, but put it this way: when people who have seen TTT will want to read the books, won't they be disappointed too, because it won't be what they expect? Wouldn't it have been easier to stick a little closer to the original story?<BR>That was just my two cents...<P>Oh, just one last question: If Eowyn isn't in Dunharrow, how is the whole plot of the Path of The Dead going to be dealt with?
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