That's interesting, HC Island; I was rather indignant about the movie's treatment of him, since I'd admired his bravery in the book, as that of the sensible and sturdy hobbitry unimpressed by the workings of darkness, and once again tougher than they look. I'd really rather have had him left out. However, the change seems consistent with Jackson's overall treatment of hobbits. <P>Say what you want; <I>I</I> believe him. <P>--Belin Ibaimendi<P>who rather preferred Maggot's treatment in <A HREF="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/comic/bwcomic08.jpg" TARGET=_blank>this</A> representation.....
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"I hate dignity," cried Scraps, kicking a pebble high in the air and then trying to catch it as it fell. "Half the fools and all the wise folks are dignified, and I'm neither the one nor the other." --L. Frank Baum
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