[Iris Alantiel]

First off, I just want to point out that I'm not going to complain about anything being "non-book" here, because I deliberately went into the movie NOT expecting it to be the book. But I think the following things are important even if you haven't read the book and are just watching the movies.<P>Here's my own personal wishlist:<BR><UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>It would have been nice to see more of how Rosie and Sam get together at the end. I mean, I get the point that he comes back all empowered and brave from his adventures and gets the courage to talk to her and they get married, but I would have loved to see some interaction between them, like perhaps a conversation. As is, all we see is him getting up to go talk to her and then next thing you know, it's their wedding day. <P><LI>I wish the Army of the Dead had looked a bit less like a plague of locusts descending on the Battle of Pelennor Fields.<P><LI>Saruman and Wormtongue. I mean, what happened to them anyway??? I know it's been said, but honestly, that entire part of the plot lacks closure in the context of the whole trilogy - he's like this huge important villain all through the first two movies and then you never see what happens to him.<P><LI> Okay, I know this is technically kind of a book complaint, sort of, but really - if I was going to the movies having never read the books, the thing I would want to know is, "Wow, how did Éowyn get over Aragorn so quick?" They had to put in the part about Faramir and Éowyn in order to make it make sense that Éowyn was suddenly happy and smiling and had changed her mind.<P><LI>At the coronation, when Aragorn saw Arwen again, did he really have to jump her like that? I mean, I know he hadn't seen her for a while, but really! Not very regal . . . <P></UL>