Problems with the movie...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by John of the Race of Men:<BR>[QB]New to the board here, hi to everyone <P>I saw the movie the other day and I really liked it. I had a hard time seperating it from the books but overall I liked it.<P>I had a few nits to pick and thought Id post em here.<P>At the beginning of the movie when the hobbits are hiding from a Black Rider the Rider is silhoutted against the sky. The rider is backlit by what you can tell is a very bright electric light. Why didnt PJ use the moon or even a fire? Very fiction breaking for me. Did anyone else even notice?<P>I liked the Balrog in the movie but its not how I pictured it in the books. A balrog is man shaped. I always imagined the balrog as a man shaped darkness with smoke and flames towering above and around it forming the "wings" as described in the book.<BR>I kept seeing Elrond as Agent Smith and I though this was why I didnt like him in the movie. But from reading a few posts today I realized that it was because Elrond isnt as nice in the movie as he is in the books. <P>/QUOTE]<BR>No, not as "nice" nor as wise or as ageless(agent smith looked in dire need of rogaine)a complete ignorance of what Elrond should be. For shame, PJ for shame.