I`m just back from seeing the movie. Thought I`d add my twopenny worth.<P>As pure entertainment, I thought it was excellent (my 11 year old daughter loved it). It looked as good as I had hoped it would and the fight sequences were superb. There were also some excellent performances, especially from Elijah Wood and Sean Bean. <P>Now onto the bad points. I thought the script was very poor. Galadriel was awful ("even the smallest of people can change the future" - Ugh!) and the less said about Arwen the better. Cate Blanchett and Liv Tyler were dire.<P>I think that the film is good when viewed as mere entertainment, but as an interpretation of JRRT`s masterpiece, it leaves a lot to be desired. I have no problems with the omitted scenes, but the changes made, especially Arwen`s role, were totally unnecessary, IMHO. Why was LUrtz added when Ugluk was already well fleshed out in the books?<P>I`d give PJ 10/10 for artistic impression, but 2/10 for his contribution to Tolkien`s legacy. Overall, I guess that comes to a 6.
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