Using Shelob, and choice of cliffhangers

[Elianna]

Originally Posted by Gurthang

BUT, just to be devil's advocate, I have to point out that the really cool Deagol-Smeagol intro would not have worked.

So then you put it where they originally planned to put it: after Frodo calls him "Sméagol." Or would that make the movie too long? If we're shortening Helm's Deep, and putting Shelob's Liar in TTT, but not making it so much like it's a mini-horror flick, would that be too long? Maybe 2 hrs, and 15 mins, evening out TTT and RotK?