[samrohan]

I agree with those thinking that the chronology of the book and film could not remain the same as it does not necessarily work in the film. The problem lies with the length of the film; Tolkien had more time on his hands when having Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, this could not be portrayed in the movie.<BR>The paragraphs in the book alternating between heroes and locations made for a very good reading but PJ thought it necessary to concentrate on Rohan as he was some what limited with the time at hand.