So happy... but so disappointed (yes I admit, im a big fan of the books)

Rating: 10/10 (10 February 2003)

Okay, this wont be a unique comment on the movie. I liked the first one, it was giving a great picture of Tolkiens world. At least to me it was as if Peter Jackson had copied the fantasies I had about the surroundings, the characters etc. Sure, I missed Tom Bombadill, and I missed out on some of the things that wasnt there, but atleast there wasnt really anything added (except the fact that Arwen rescues Frodo instead of Glorfindel, but that was something I could live with.) So ofcourse my expectations were high when I went to see TTT, and yes, the MOVIE was as good as the first one, but the story according to the book was lousy. I can live with the fact that they had to exclude some parts of the book that were too hard to use in amovie, but what I dont like is that they've added alot of scenes that was totally inadequate, such as, why did the elves go to Helms Hold? Why did Faramir bring Frodo and Sam to Osgiliath? Why didnt we get to meet the female spider-monster in the end? Why? Why? Why? There are also some general flaws, such as the fact that Legolas refuses to use a saddle...
Altogether its a great movie, but lousy compared to the first one, it doesnt give me the same feeling of well-being as FOTR did. I really do hope they dont screw up the third one.