> Mind you, I did hear that he changed some of the plot in the book so that it wouldn't be too much of a spoiler.
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> winter"That sneaky Tolkien"mute

Yep, and the third flick has more individual changes than the other two combined. All the alterations work (as before, mainly in keeping the movie under 3 1/2 hours edited), but i still wasn't a fan of all.

Regardless of alterations, it's a mammoth visual experience. Oliphaunts rock, there are some great camera angles, and even the orcs are uglier than previously.

And i must now recommend not going into premieres until five minutes before, so that you have to sit on a corner of the front row--after you get used to the perspective about 15 minutes in, it just makes everything look bigger.

Mi "And yes, as Gollum was ruling The Two Towers, Sam was quite ruling The Return of the King. Well, except for that whole not-actually-being-the-king detail, anyway." ke