[Diamond18]

Overall, smashing good battle. As was promised, I've never seen anything quite like it on film, and it did indeed make Helm's Deep look much smaller. Still darker, but smaller. The battering rams just didn't even compare. <P>Complaints, same as above (though I was happy enough with Theoden's death... not as good as Boromir's though, mainly because it lacked after-effects. You know, Eowyn cried over him and that's the last anyone ever mentioned. I have a feeling they will dwell more on it in the EE, so I'm shrugging about it for now).<P>It was too sunny... and the end of it seemed rushed. You know, THE battle of the ages and it seemed like they were marching on the Black Gate in a couple hours. Plus, the time that was spent on the battlefield afterwards lacked Gondorians, Rohirrim, and dead bodies of assorted races. It was just the main characters and the army of the dead on the conspicuously green grass.<P>I think the Extended Version will change part of that one aspect, as the whole Houses of Healing stuff (that I <I>know</I> they filmed) will provide a better "Pelennor is over and we're regrouping" feel.