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No doubt about it, PJ has made everything more desperate and more personal. Heavy-handed is a good way to describe it. Some book fans complain about all this, but I personally think it's fine. The scene before the Battle of Helm's Deep with the old men and boys leaving the women is pretty moving and really drives home the message of the cost of war.
Karl Urban is a brilliant Eomer; unfortunately his character suffers from an underdose of screen time (which was inevitable). He perfectly portrays the passion, desperation, emotion, and sternness that the part requires.
Obviously Brad Dourif is so good a Wormtongue as to be almost spooky. It's crazy to hear that guy's real-life American accent, and compare it with his voice in the films. Actors like Elijah Wood and Sean Astin did a pretty good job converting to Brits, but Dourif makes you believe he is one.
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"If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door."
THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING
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