[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> "Is that him? Is Ian Holm still in there? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Oh, it was Ian Holm alright.<P>I thought that the make-up job was excellent. It made him look his age, which you would expect once the Ring had been destroyed.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Besides, I thought the shot of Frodo and Bilbo riding along together was one of the pleasant surprises of the movie. It managed to eloquently capture what the book tried to say: that Frodo (and Bilbo) were wounded very deeply by their possession of the Ring, and by its destruction. They were now unable to live with the other inhabitants of the Shire, or anywhere in Middle-Earth. They could find comfort only in the Undrying Lands, and with each other. Very touching. Kudos, Peter. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Spot on, doug. <P>Although it did make me somewhat sorry for Bilbo that he would remain in such an aged state for the remainder of his days in the Undying Lands. It would be nice to believe that being there did have a revitalising effect on him.<P>Nevertheless, the "ageing of Bilbo" worked for me. <P>My one gripe is that, when we see Bilbo boarding the boat, the "smaller scale" stand-in looked faintly ridiculous from behind - clearly someone a lot youger wearing a white curly wig. There were a few muffled titters in the cinema where I was. <p>[ 7:14 PM December 21, 2003: Message edited by: The Saucepan Man ]