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Even though I knew that Shelob wouldn't be in Towers, I was extremely disappointed anyway. I mean, come on! Giant spiders rule! (anyone here seen Eight Legged Freaks?) But I can understand the logic behind it, even if I *was* cussing out the screen for ten minutes after the show ended because I was so PO'd..........But I digress. Just a bit of ranting there, pay it no mind...<P>I was more disappointed about how they ended the other part. I really think that the others should've gotten to Isengard and had the showdown between Saruman and Gandalf. If PJ had ended the first half of Towers where it was supposed to end, I wouldn't be so mad. But no, he chopped off the end of *both* books in Towers, to be stuck in RotK in December. I feel that Towers really got short-changed; the first chapter was cut off and stuck in Fellowship, and the ends were cut off and stuck in RotK! By the Valar, what is that man thinking?!<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Does anyone else hate Arwen in the movies?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>YES!!! She wasn't so bad in Fellowship (even if she *did* kife Glorfindel's part...) but in Towers she was so annoying! I really don't think she should've been in that much, if at all. The pacing in those scenes was much too slow for the overall feel of the movie, and they just weighed it down. I liked her much more in the Books, where she is rarely mentioned, and only in passing does she come into the main story. <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>...they should have put her[Shelob] in just for the *killing* Frodo thing, you know, instead of making up some Crap about Aragorn *dying* that wasn't in the book why not *kill* Frodo on who's shoulders the fate of Middle-earth rests, that is far more emotional than *killing* off our dear Strider and the best part...It's in the books!!!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Truer words were never spoken. The whole Aragorn death thing really didn't work. They only did it so Aragorn could see the orc army, then run his little self to Helm's Deep and tell everyone about it. Haven't they heard of scouts?!?! They could've sent scouts out to find out the same thing, and saved us a whole lot of time.<P>Also, the whole change of Faramir's personality (and the events involving him) was quite distressing. The scene in Osgiliath was completely unnecessary, not to mention unrealistic. I believe the purpose of that scene was the showdown with the Nazgul, but that could have been achieved just as easily by having the events go as stated in the book, and having a similar occurance happen near Minas Morgul, as it happened in the books. C'mon people, *think*!!!<P>I've digressed again. The Shelob Affair (SA) was aggravating, to say the least. I can't wait until RotK comes out and we get to see her. Only 286 days left!