[Daisy Brambleburr]

I agree with most of what's been said. The Scouring works well in the book, because it shows how the hobbits have changed and wraps things up (like Sharkey and Wormtongue, and Sam's box and Bag End), but it wouldn't work in the movie because it'd be an anticlimatic ending after the huge battle of the Pelennor fields. I've seen a spoiler picture of the hobbits returning home somewhere, and I think that PJ will focus on how much the hobbits have changed and grown up, rather than on getting rid of the Ruffians and rebuilding everything. And it also gives him much more screentime to spend on everything else. So in all I think it was a good descision, although I'd still have liked to see how he'd have done it, out of curiosity mainly. <P>But I'm against the fairy tale ending whole heartedly. I'd like to see either an atmospheric shot of a white ship sailing into the mist or Sam's famous line, "well, I'm back." Hopefully he shouldn't feel the need to show us Sam and Frodo meeting up all happy or cheesy shots of Sam surrounded by kids. Tolkien's ending was prefect, and I still hold hope that PJ will leave it as it is.