[Nurumaiel]

Actually, it's not Sean's fault that Sam is so fat. Blame Pete. He wanted Sean to gain some weight so he could really 'look the part' (though I never imagined Sam looking fat). He's (Sean) not naturally fat (those who have seen other movies with him will know it). <P>He happens to be my favorite actor in the world, so sometimes I get upset when people say unfair things about him.<P>If you watch the commentary with Pete, Fran, and Philippa, at the part where Sam and Frodo talk at Rivendell about getting the Ring to Rivendell, going home, etc., Pete says that in that shot you'll notice Sean is a lot thinner. As soon as filming was over he ran home and lost as much weight as possible, so when he was brought back to do new scenes he was a lot thinner.<P>In my opinion, Sean is the best actor possible for Sam, and, as a fact, he's not naturally fat.<P>~Nurumaiel