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hobbitlass · 01-04-2003, 09:04 PM

Okay, now for the flip side. These movies are running 3 hours long (and I'm not complaining), so if the Shelob part were put in TTT, that would leave very little for Sam and Frodo to do before reaching Mt Doom. It's great reading all the step-by-step interaction between Sam and Frodo but watching would be very dull. From Cirith Ungol to Mt Doom the only 'action' was when they were mistaken for orcs and started marching back. <BR>Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith, 'I can't go on, Sam'. The muster of Rohan, 'I'm thirsty, Sam'. The seige of Gondor, 'The ring is heavy, Sam'. Get the picture? As for me, I think having Shelob in the last movie is fine. Waiting another year for a good action part for Sam and Frodo is delicious.

01-04-2003, 09:04 PM	#36
hobbitlass Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: next to the fire keeping warm Posts: 471	Okay, now for the flip side. These movies are running 3 hours long (and I'm not complaining), so if the Shelob part were put in TTT, that would leave very little for Sam and Frodo to do before reaching Mt Doom. It's great reading all the step-by-step interaction between Sam and Frodo but watching would be very dull. From Cirith Ungol to Mt Doom the only 'action' was when they were mistaken for orcs and started marching back. <BR>Gandalf and Pippin ride to Minas Tirith, 'I can't go on, Sam'. The muster of Rohan, 'I'm thirsty, Sam'. The seige of Gondor, 'The ring is heavy, Sam'. Get the picture? As for me, I think having Shelob in the last movie is fine. Waiting another year for a good action part for Sam and Frodo is delicious. __________________ Just because a person has the right to do something doesn't make it the right thing to do.