[HCIsland]

I liked Darth Maul - oops - I mean Lurtz. He worked for me. I think having a personified orc certainly helped the audience in hating them, and Saruman, even more.<P>Using Ugluk would have been interesting but his death at the hands of the Rohorrim is rather impersonal and would have been less than satisfying when compared to Lurtz's death. From a plotting point, it's kind of neat to imagine the orcs losing their strongest leader at Amon Hen, leading to the squabling we see in TTT.<P>Also, I love that moment when Aragorn delivers the death blow and Lurtz grabs the sword and pulls it deeper, while defiantly roaring in Aragorn's face.<P>H.C.<p>[ September 15, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]