Sauron - Physical form in The War of the Ring or not?

[Knight of Gondor]

According to Saruman from the movie, no, Sauron was NOT in physical form.Talking to Gandalf at Isengard, he says "Sauron has recovered much of his strength. He cannot yet take physical form, but his eye is ever watchful." (Or something really close to that)

Sauron perished when the hosts of the Valinor interveaned, and the land sunk. According to The Silmarillion, his body perished, but his spirit rose, and he went into hiding, and later, he forged the Rings. He was slain again (I'm supposing he regained physical form somehow, but I don't think Tolkien told us how) by Isildor in the Last Alliance, but as his spirit was tied to the Ring (as Gandalf said in the movie) he was not entirely vanquished.

He was utterly, though, in the end. (Oops, I think I just gave the end away!!! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )