Re: OT: Two Towers movie

Pavel Iosad sikyal:

> > The Rohirrim have to be completely believable as a
> > brave and heroic people.
>
> I have to admit they are, to me.
To me, too. They come across as a great people who have been very nearly
broken, which is pretty similar to what they are in the book.

> > I also really disliked the way that they had Gandalf
> > "exorcize" Saruman from Theoden.
>
> Oooh... :-( No words can describe my wrath at that
Was it as bad as Galadriel's refusal to take the ring in FotR? That scene
made me groan the first time I saw it, and I still cringe when it comes
up. The exorcism didn't bother me nearly so much.

> especially since it's rumoured that the Scouring of the Shire is not
> about to be in the film!
Wouldn't surprise me. I wouldn't miss it much, either.

> not going to be there. Apparently we're about to get three hours of
> fighting with a happy end...)
Happy end? Unless they completely mutilate the ending by not having Frodo
leave for the Gray Havens, the ending will be less than happy. In fact,
the melancholy of the book's ending is one of my favorite things about it.
They'd better not change that.


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