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Old 08-14-2002, 12:22 AM   #25
The Silver-shod Muse
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The part where Aragorn throws that flaming torch into the Nazgul's hood on Weathertop is <I>awful</I>. The "Nazgul" keeps looking back and tripping over stuff with the stick poking right out of his un-face. Ugh.<P>Also, and this is a much more subtle thing, the characters were over-simplified and over-condensed. Ex: Merry and Pippin = comic relief; Gandalf and Saruman's control of Caradhras (as if Caradhras didn't have a mind of its own); Arwen, Legolas as elven superhunkboy, Galadriel as lofty and mysterious queen, and the list could go on to include most of the characters, with the exception of Gandalf who was absolutely perfect.
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