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JUst reread the section in the book and watched it in the EE of ROTK. I would have preferred it have stuck closer to the book especially with the flaming crown. I always liked that touch a great deal. But I did not see the film depiction as anything near cowardice on the part of Gandalf. I think Jackson was trying to show just how powerful the WK is which makes the upcoming scene with Eowyn even more powerful and dramatic.
Sure, Gandalf is unhorsed and both he and Shadowfax show a lot more reaction than in the book. But I took his facial expressions on the ground to mean he was marshalling his strength for a return volley with the Witchking. But before that can happen, we get the horns blowing and the WK departs.
I think it works this way - and there is nothing wrong with it - but I would have liked to see it a bit more like the book.
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