I think they would have benefited from a good long Bombadil and Golberry sequence. I think people love the "good stuff" about Middle Earth. You know, elves (more elves), the Shire, the Ents. Instead of ugly orc overkill, Bombadil would have suited me just fine. Of course, they would have needed an actor that could do him perfectly. I personally think FoTR was more popular (in my mind at least, I admit to being totally out of touch with current pop culture)because it had more "beautiful" stuff. The huge, overly long Helm's Deep battle was overkill. I would love to see Tom and Goldberry, old man willow, hear the stories told, see the food served and eaten. I want to see "the white chalky path turn into a little river of milk and go bubbling away down into the valley". The rainy day in the house of Tom Bombadill would be wonderful.
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