[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> that one Gondorian who was Faramir's sergeant or something <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>'Twas Mablung.<P>And the name of the "Chief Orc" was Gothmog (played by Laurence Makaore, who also played Lurtz and the Witch-King), so there is some basis in the book for his presence (although whether Gothmog is one of the Nazgul, or an Orc, or something else, is never explained in the book).<P>Personally, I thought that it was a good call to characterise an Orcish leader for the Battle of Pelennor Fields. I only wish that they had done a better job with the make-up. In some shots it looked good, but mostly it looked rather amateurish (surprisingly, considering the high quality of the special effects otherwise in these films). And why did he have to look like the Elephant Man? (I have never seen the Goonies.)<P>Having only seen the film once (so far) I was myself wondering the other day whether there was a shot of his final demise. All I remember is him reluctantly retreating when the Riders of Rohan arrived. I agree that one of the heroes is likely to get the chance to finish him in the Extended Edition, hopefully Theoden.<P>Edit: There was no "official" thread for Gothmog, so I have re-named this topic as such.<p>[ 8:37 PM December 27, 2003: Message edited by: The Saucepan Man ]