What an amazing disappointment! (WARNING-Does contain Spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (18 December 2002)

Ok,time to spill some bile about this.I am,I must confess,a pure Tolkien geek,and therefore have some serious issues with this film.WARNING:This does contain spoiler-type information. So,lemme just say what was done wrong,and then I will mention the things done right and/or well ( and there were a couple). The wrong things: -Eomer's speech to Wormtongue about lusting after his sister (which should have occurred after Gandalf confronts him and Theoden) -Eomer being banished by Wormtongue for said speech.( He gets banished for taking forces out on patrol without Theoden's leave). -Aragorn falling off the cliff in that fight and being presumed dead,and getting returned to life by some form of long distance healing by Arwen. -Elrond becoming a huge anti-human bigot and trying to break-up Arwen and Aragorn.(He did try and dissuade those two,but it happened well before the current storyline(pre-LOTR),and during the LOTR saga he was well reconciled to their love.) -All the elves leaving and then deciding to go and fight at the battle of Helm's Deep.(Never happened,only elf there was Legolas.Other elves,namely Elrond's sons,showed up after with all the Rangers). -Faramir lusting after the ring,and taking Frodo and Sam to Osgillath.(He never wanted the Ring,and while he does go to Osgillath,it's after he and Frodo et.al part ways.He never takes them there with him.) -No "glittering caves of aglarond" in the battle for Helm's Deep. -The Entmoot ending with the Ents deciding not to fight,and Fangorn being browbeaten/tricked into fighting by Merry and Pippin.(Dead wrong,the Entmoot ends after several days with the Ents deciding to fight.) -Orcs with crossbows. (no way,just no way) -The "olympic torch runner orc" that sets off the explosive at Helm's Deep.( I don't know what to say here,except for just no.Did not happen.) -The Frodo confronting the Nazgul at Osgillath scene. ( I can't even begin to describe how wrong that is.Since he was never at Osgillath,and after he leaves the Shire,I can't see how he could have confronted a Nazgul there.) -The wargs. ( I dunno what those things were,but they were not wolves and that's what the wargs are supposed to be.)
Ok,now for what was done well. -The Balrog/Gandalf fight scene. -Smeagol/Gollum conversation scene. -The Entfight at Isengard. -The confrontation/discussion between Aragorn,Gimli,and Legolas and the Riders with Eomer.
Sadly,that's about it.Now,I know some will disagree,but please keep in mind that this is just my opinion and nothing more.I've tried to include,where I knew it offhand,what should've happened or why I feel the way I do about each issue to try to give some justification.I may even be in error about some of the above,and if I am,then I do apologize to all involved.
Just my 2 cents worth.