[HCIsland]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Still, it could've been a lot worse <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Didn't Disney own the rights to the movie for the longest time? At least it wouldn't have been Gimli providing all the comic relieve; we would have had Bill the talking pony to provide some punch lines.<P>Yes, it could have been a lot worse.<P>As for the map scene, I think it was necessary. Most of us here know Middle Earth geography as well as our own countries' (perhaps better) and we take that for granted. I think it was a clever way to get where everyone was across to the non-book audience. Personally, I would have liked to see a smidge more detail in the map though. It seemed too simplistic to be of practical use.<P>H.C.<p>[ August 24, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]