[Diamond18]

The CGI work was good. I've heard it dissed by critics, but I liked it.<P>Bad things: Though Treebeard himself isn't hasty, all the Ent scenes are. They're short, few and far between, and not up to the book. There is no mention of Entwives or Entings, or the Entish poem that tells all about the creatures of Middle-earth. Merry and Pippin don't drink Ent-draught or really interact with him all that much.<P>The Entmoot was good except that it was shortened, there was no Quickbeam, and the conclusion reached NOT to do anything was totally the opposite of the book. It matched up with Theoden's decision to run and hide in Helm's Deep instead of riding to Isengard. Why make them look selfish that way?<P>All in all, the whole Ent thing was a bit less grand and deep than in the book. But it certainly doesn't fall down on all accounts. I liked the way they looked and sounded, and I got a chuckle out of the part where he told Merry and Pippin that they'd just agreed that they weren't Orcs. Perhaps not as good as "We've just finished saying hello" but still something that tickled me.<P>Of course, though the wrong descision at the Entmoot wasn't too good, it led to some great lines for Pippin. I can't recall the lines correctly, but the way he tricked Treebeard into going south was great. I loved it. His mind does work after all! (And I knew that, of course, I'm just glad that PJ actually does, too).<p>[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: Diamond18 ]