[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

<B>Samwise</B>, I have found that my opinions towards the first two films changed a good while after seeing them. After seeing <I>The Two Towers</I> for the first time I was positively gushing with praise for it. Nowadays, I can point out several key areas which irk me terribly. This seems to be what you are saying now regarding Frodo and Sam in <I>The Return of the King</I>.<P>I have a reason for it. It has been the colossal amount of time I have spent hovering around brutal cynics such as <B>doug*platypus</B> and <B>lindil</B> on the Downs! It cannot fail to have an effect on an erstwhile student of Tolkien such as myself.