**The Return of the King Extended Edition**

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Turin

You mean those people who DARE to find criticisms in Saint Peter Jackson's movies?

I have no objections to criticisms, provided that they are validly and intelligently made (and there are many, both here and elsewhere, that fall into this category, some of which I agree with and some of which I don't). My main "gripe" (if you can call it that as = flippant comment), is the prevailing negativity with little counterbalance of positivity. According to the prevailing opinion on this thread, the EE is dreadful and not worth wasting my time over (and I somehow doubt that to be the case). I will no doubt agree with some of the criticisms (indeed, I already do, having seen some of the trailers) but it surely it can't be all bad (which is the impression given by the majority of (recent at least) posts here).

One is not a pessimist just because one finds (according to them) genuine faults in the movies.

But they might give that impression if they restrict their comments solely to those criticisms (genuinely held though they undoubtedly are).

In return, it could be said about, those "lot" who think the movies are perfect, that they are jumping on the Bandwagon!

Hehe. I suppose it might be said that I have "jumped on the bandwagon", given that the films awakened my interest in Tolkien that had previously been dormant for some 20 years and prompted me to find this place.