Hi, Lantra. People said the same thing about the Harry Potter movie. I tend to agree in some way, but you can't compare a book to a film, they are completely diferent medias.
I recognise that the die-hard fans of Tolkien's books will be very nitpicking while watching the Lord of the Rings, trying to compare if every single detail was translated to the big picture.
In my opinion, people should relax, forget the books for a while and go watch this film, otherwise it will not worth it going to the theater or rent this film for any reason other that having a good time, for about three hours.
BTW. I really did enjoy the Harry Potter movie. It make syou feel that the book was somewaht squished to fit in two and a half hours, but that didn't ruin the overall experience.
[ December 14, 2001: Message edited by: Lampion ]