Can the Film ever improve on the book?

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

lol! Yes, the build up from Balin's book to the fall of Gandalf (really, you ought to do a cartoon along these lines) was outstanding. <P>By over doing the Watcher he only threw away the tension from the shutting of the doors to the halls of Khazad-dum. He recovered bravely. <P>He also made good use of the down time by moving Frodo's conversation with Gandalf to Moria "I wish it had never come to me." That rescued the portion of the story from boredom and was a very good choice. That is one change that worked well.<P>Alas, however, Moria itself was never frightening, and the Watcher is the reason why. Most sleep to recover I've noticed, and I've read posts from people who've consistantly fallen asleep at that point (despite the fact Moria was their favorite part of the Fellowship).<p>[ February 27, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]