the movie balrog

I'm quoting from memory, so pardon any marring I may do to the original text.

". . . It was of man-shape maybe, but greater; and a power seemed to go before it . . ."

The Balrog was undoubtedly bipedal, and, if I recall correctly, the text did include something pertaining to wings of a sort "that spread from wall to wall" (rough quote). The Balrog depicted in the movies was more or less accurate, save for the exaggeration/misinterpretation of its size; but I don't remember a single instance in which Tolkien referred to horns.

But with the wonderful job the animators did in making the Balrog realistic, almost tangible, I don't see why we're complaining. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]