With all the above, yes, agreed. Astin WAS Sam. <P>Movie Sam WAS Tolkien's Sam. Jackson was at his best in portraying what Tolkien already portrayed best.
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For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by the young are wearying. -Gandalf, The Two Towers
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