[DarkRose]

Overall, I really liked the Dead Marshes. <P>- I'd have to say that I didn't mind the fact that it was in the daylight. It kind of gave me the impression that the characters could still be extremely frightened in the sunshine. Although it would be interesting to see the scene in the darkness.<P>- The dead faces were very eerie. I thought they were well-done. They certainly struck a bit of fear into my heart, and they made the toddler sitting a few rows down scream in agony. (Or perhaps that was because she had run out of candy. )<P>- I agree that the spurts of flame would have been more mysterious if they had been more like auras of flickering light. They made me feel as though rugged camps of orcs had tramped through the marshes, leaving campfires burning behind them. (Although of course they hadn't).<P><B>About Frodo falling in-</B> Did anyone else get this, or was it just me? When Frodo fell in, the dead...things were closing in on him and reaching out for him. Well, when Gollum's hand appeared behind Frodo's shoulder and grabbed him, it made me think that a dead person had managed to grab Frodo. This was because Gollum's hand was gnarled and rather ghastly. So, I thought PJ did a good job with that, if he intended to give that impression. Did anyone else think that Gollum's hand was a dead person's hand, seizing Frodo?