Additions that didn't help ROTK

[zb]

Aragorn and Arwens' kiss was cringe factor 11, imho. Bad addition.<P>The ring floating on crusty-lava-stuff (can you tell I'm not a geologist?) for seemingly 5 minutes was dumb and didn't add anything to the drama. Bad addition.<P>The vocal version of the Into the West theme annoyed me as the words make no real sense. It would have been better as an orchestral theme. I could rant more. I won't. Strange addition.<P>The Pippin singing scene - I'm in 2 minds about it. Cons:<BR>*The lyrics to the song are butchered horribly. It's nice they used Tolkien words. Pity they didn't use complete Tolkien phrases. Feh.<BR>*It's Not Canon (tm).<BR>*I have to admit it's not a terribly subtle scene. Then again, it's not a terribly subtle movie.<P>Pros:<BR>*Billy Boyd has a sweet voice.<BR>*It made me cry. Few movie things make me do that.<BR>*The juxtaposition of Faramir and his men pretty much riding to their deaths; Pippin looking sad and worried; and Denethor not caring and letting tomato juice like blood run down his chin - it's Not Canon (nor subtle) but it works to express what PJ et al were trying to say.<BR>*If you discount questions of Canon, the scene works very well in its setting, unlike some additions (cough-"go home!"-cough) which make no sense no matter how you look at them.<BR>Overall: good addition.