Sigh...

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2003)

I See the Tolkien purists, I see the fools, I see the fans, but what I don't see is anyone bitching about common stupidity during the battle.
It strikes one as odd that no one thought to start PUSHING the damned ladders over when they started coming up, after all, you've got to keep them from coming up so that's one way to do, appoint some of the Elves to be ready to slice up the Uruk-Hai on top then push his ladder to the side, sending it crashing.
Also, as for those who bitch that the Uruk-Hai were so easy to hold off, these guys were just spawned, I don't think they've had time to master the art of swordsmanship in a few days, or does that never register for you? If someone just shoved a sword into your hand, how well would you perform?
As for when the Wall broke down and the Uruk-Hai charged through and set up that spear line, I really shook my head, you charged a bunch of pointy spears, when you really should have filled the buggers up with arrows, then attacked, I swear, what is that?
As for Aragorn and Gimli holding off the Uruk-Hai chargers on the bridge, they do sort of have an advantage, they only have to attack forwards, they KNOW how to handle their weapons and when you start killing a fair number of them, the bodies tend to pile and make it difficult for their fellows to get over the corpses.
As for the 300 Vs 10,000, it was more like 600-700 with the Elves arriving, add the fact that you only have to fight a fraction of their force at a time, the ones with crossbows, the ones climbing up the ladders and making it through the breach, you fight the enemies who are actually attacking, not waiting their turn.
As for you Tolkien Purists, I don't care how dedicated you are, I doubt New Line Cinema was going to spring for three NINE-Hour movies and I doubt the actors wanted to spend a decade in New Zealand only to find out a few thousand geeks in Elf, Dwarf and Wizard costumes show up. This is an abridged version as Movies usually are and if you don't like that, well the book's still there buddy, READ IT AGAIN FOR ALL I CARE. I don't watch JP: Lost World and keep it in my DVD Collection, I read the book because the movie is a travesty and is nothing like the book.
The movie itself is great, the animatics are amazing, the Ents are a beautiful creation to behold and Gollum was great work too, the Special Effects are hitting new levels these days and it shows. The acting was great and I find the performances are enhanced in this film as the Fellowship falls into their roles and performs them splendidly, Gimli was comic relief but it was helpful in a movie with little humour too it, Gollum was an annoyance at times but he also was used very well.
Still, I must ask you, if you hate the movie that much, why do you waste your time bitching about it? You are just giving up more of your time to something you hate in the end.