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Keneldil the Polka-dot · 11-11-2002, 11:54 AM

I think all of us would liked to have seen everything Tolkien wrote in the FoTR accurately reproduced in the movie. The whole scene with Old Man Willow and the Barrow Wights would have been good stuff. The movie was already three hours long, PJ had to make some hard decisions on what to edit. Plus imagine the questions the casual fan would have after listening to Tom Bombadil. We have whole threads and essays here in the Downs about that guy, casual fans would have had a hard time making heads or tails out of him.

11-11-2002, 11:54 AM	#39
Keneldil the Polka-dot Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 128	I think all of us would liked to have seen everything Tolkien wrote in the FoTR accurately reproduced in the movie. The whole scene with Old Man Willow and the Barrow Wights would have been good stuff. The movie was already three hours long, PJ had to make some hard decisions on what to edit. Plus imagine the questions the casual fan would have after listening to Tom Bombadil. We have whole threads and essays here in the Downs about that guy, casual fans would have had a hard time making heads or tails out of him. __________________ "Trust in the ball Jake.....and throw yourself."