[Linaeve]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I think the best addition was Pipping singing. Normally, when PJ goes the opposite way to the book, I cringe, but his song (despite being a bit of a butchering of a hobbit walking song) added to the sense of hopelessness in the whole situation. It even left me scratching my head, "I'm sure Pippin doesn't sing there! But it was good! Maybe he does sing there? No, I'm sure he doesn't. Does he...?"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>zb, I believe that in the books, Denethor <I>did</I> order Pippin to sing for him, but Pippin was saved from the ordeal by the entrance of messengers. I don't think that Denethor allows Pippin to stand by his side while he eats- if I remember correctly, he invites Pippin to share the meal with him, but that's beside the point.<P>I agree that the scenes with Rosie Cotton did a lot for the movie, and that the reunion scene really worked. I also really enjoyed the fleshing out of Legolas and Gimli's relationship- it added a lot of comic relief to the movie without going overboard, if you see what I mean.