When did Frodo and Sam go to Gondor? (Spoiler Warning!!!)

Rating: Null/10 (18 October 2003)

Although I enjoyed this movie I have a few gripes. Why did they decide to stray from a good thing. I have noticed alot of the "excellent" & "best movie ever" comments are from people who have not read the books.
As far as I recall Frodo and Sam did not go to Gondor. EVER. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Also what is going on with Aragorn's storyline? It also seems to have been creatively altered from the original storyline.
And when did Faramir turn evil. He was not like his brother. He didn't want to use the Ring as they portray in the movie.
I realize that the fight scenes were important to the creators of the movie. However did they need to be quite so long? With just a few minutes of cutting and leaving out the "never actually happened" Gondor trip. I believe they could have actually fit in the entire book. I now wonder how long the third movie will be. Not only do they have to fit in the entire third book, but also the end of the second book.
For those of you who thought this was the best movie ever I just suggest you read the book. I too liked the movie, but it is not the best ever. It would have been in contention if they had stuck to the original plot as it was written. Like they did in the first movie. However they didn't and that is that. I just hope they stay truer to the storyline in The Return of the King. We shall soon see.