[The Saucepan Man]

Since there wasn't previously an official thread for the Army of the Dead, this topic has now been designated as such.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I would have preferred to see them terrorising the Corsairs. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I suspect that this will be in the EE, perhaps with an extended cameo by Jackson.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I thought the army of the dead was impressive close up (like on the Paths of the Dead) but when they descended on the battle, they looked like a plague of locusts just sweeping over everything, which I thought was a little bit ridiculous. I would have preferred to see at least a little bit of close-up action of them fighting. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I entirely agree, Iris Alantiel. Close up, the Dead were amazing. I loved the way that one minute you were looking at a face, and the next you were looking at the skull behind it. And the Army worked very well, I thought, when not shown too much from afar, such as in the cavern where Aragorn meets the King of the Dead, and the attack at Harlond. But from afar they just looked like a bubbly green mass (ie the "green virus" as they have become known ). I too would have liked to see one or two close up sequences of them attacking at the Pelennor, perhaps routing a few Southron ground troops (who were noticeably lacking, now I come to think of it).