Re: Following the novel

Well, Faramir was tempted by the ring the 2nd one and he wasn't in the book. I'm psyched at least _one_ of them can follow the book. No Tom Bombadil & barrow wights, Hobbits convice the Ents to destroy Eisengard, trees (can't place their name) not destroying the Orc army at Helm's Deep...

...you get my drift!

That's not to say that I don't understand why such changes were made, but I'd like a 15 hour trilogy with everything _right_. Mind you I think the first two films were fantastic. Tolkein had such vivid writing that I want to see Jackson's take on all of it.

Glad to hear ROTK is faithful!

-Zeke