[Tuor of Gondolin]

Originally posted by Meela

"I can see the Elves point, but I never thought that about the battle at Minas Tirith. It was only towards the end that the Dead Army arrived, and all they did was pick off the stragglers. It was actually the Rohirrim who seemed to save the day, aka. fellow men."
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I tend to disagree. The way I saw it in the movie the Army of the Dead
blew away the bad guys. The only importance of the Rohirrim seemed to be
to buy a little time until the AotD arrived. You can argue that it was PJ and the
girls way of keeping partially true to the book: Gondor threatened, Rohirrim
charges but gets stalled, Aragorn with South Gondor levies turning the tide.
But consider movie Gimli's comment about keeping the AotD around. I think
PJ just wanted some more special effects with the green slime, but it did
cheapen the point of the Rohirrim charging. Also, why in the world didn't he
have the Rohirrim charge in the dark, then have the sun come out around
Theoden, as in the book?

His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea; and darkness was removed, and the hosts of Mordor wailed, and terror took them, and they fled, and died, and the hoofs of wrath rode over them. And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City.

(That would have been a great visual moment).

But worst bits in the movies:
FOTR--- I can see why XenaArwen took over for Glorfindel, but it was dumb to
replace Frodo saying:

By Elbereth and Luthien the Fair you shall have neither the ring nor me!

with Arwen's "If you want......."
TTT---Ents saying no to attacking Saruman and then Merry/Pippin's weak
ploy to get him to isengard.
ROTK---BUt the # 1 stuuuuuupid move by PJ:
Gandalf beating up the Steward of Gondor as the Steward's elite guard
are picking their teeth! Not only unbelievable, but absurdly not
only out of character for Gandalf but expressly against directives to the
Istari on how to behave towards the people of Middle-earth:

...this the Valar did, desiring to amend the errors of old, especially that they had attempted to guard and seclude the Elder by their own might and glory fully revealed; whereas now their emissaries were forbidden to reveal themselves in forms of majesty, or to seek to rule the wills of Men or Elves by open display of power, but coming in shapes weak and humble were bidden to advise and persuade Men and Elves to good, and to seek to unite in love and understanding all those whom Sauron, should he come again, would endeavour to dominate and corrupt.

UT