[Diamond18]

I loved it. I <B>loved</B> the one shot where it's Frodo in the middle with his head down and just RED all around him. That was a "gasp! oh that looks perfect!" moment for me.<P>The differences from the book didn't bother me because they didn't alter the character motivations—when Frodo ran for Gollum after getting his finger bit off I saw it as "Mine!!!" rather than deciding at the last minute to destroy it after all (I was a little worried he'd push Gollum, but it was clear he was fighting for possession). At first I thought the cliffhanger was too cliché, but I got caught up in it because of Sam's "selling it" (and because it harkened back to the boat scene).<P>Gollum drowning like he was just in water was... odd. But that wasn't the main parts I was looking forward to. Those parts they delivered on, so I'm happy.