If they'd made it clear that he'd been subtly yet dreadfully deceived by Sauron's manipulation of his palantir-viewing, his madness might have been understandable. As it was, I thought him pathetic and insane (not that I am fond of the character - but in the book it is clear that he has some very good qualities, sadly corrupted by his mistaken use of the palantir).
But I liked having Pippin light the first beacon fire - that was neat!
Yes, that was pretty cool. I also thought that Frodo telling Sam to bugg off on the stair worked fairly well.
One more nitpick - Arwen's sacrifice of her immortality was trivialized by having her already dying b/c of Sauron; IIRC she could have sailed West anytime before marrying Aragorn. But the scene where she sees her future son was beautifully done.
I had the same thought exactly.
Well, after panning TTT, I think they did a good job on this one, though I was sitting too damned close to the screen - I may just have to see it again from at least far enough back so that I can see the whole oliphant at once. 8^)I particularly liked the cutting-back-and-forth from massive battle scenes to Sam and Frodo's lonely struggle across Mordor -- very effective.
Adored the music, and even the end-title drawings.
Debbi Alas, We Have No More To Look Forward To - Although Hidalgo Ought To Be Good! Maru ;)
There's the extended edition, anyway - over an hour longer by all reports.
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