Age change in Théoden

[davem]

Personally, I don't have a problem with changes per se. I have a problem with changes for the worse, & changes that are nonsensical. The splitting up of Frodo & Sam was idiotic as well as unnecessary & came nowhere near the power of the Cirith Ungol episode in the book. And let's not forget the stupidity of the charge of the Rohirrim on Pelennor Fields in the movie (anyone who doesn't think it was stupid should do a little research into what happens when cavalry charge into pike). If you compare the movie to the episode in the book, where the Rohirrim come out of nowhere & smash into the enemy's flank, catching them unawares - with no chance to prepare for the assault - you will see how smart Tolkien the old soldier was & how dumb Boyens et al were.

Is one not allowed to dislike these movies? Is one not allowed to prefer the books? Can one not disagree with critics? Or not be so in awe of the almighty dollar that one couldn't care less how much money they made?

They're the movie equivalent of celery - lots of people think its delicious, its good for you & makes a lot of money for farmers & all that & etc, etc, etc. I, on the other hand, know that celery is the work of Satan, & no-one in their right mind would chose to touch the vile stuff with a barge-pole, let alone eat it. And sorry - even if every single human being on the planet swore that it was the closest thing to divine ambrosia, & kept the world economy from collapse - I would still want to napalm every single piece of it.

Or to put it another way, I do not care what a bunch of critics say about the movies. I don't care how much money they made; they are still typical dumbed down Hollywood nonsense.