What about Gwaihir?

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

Spoilers First and foremost, this movie was great!
I would, however, like to state that some people on here have one very important point wrong - I've read in numerous comments that Movies and Books are such different forms of media that the changes in the story are viable.
Phhbt.
But I am not here to slam other people's thoughts and opinions. I am here to ask one single, solitary question:
Where was Gwaihir? How could this movie leave him out like that? (Ok, maybe two questions *smile*). It seems to me that, unlike Bombadil in Fellowship, you have to stick the Eagles in there somewhere, even if it is just for the benefit of the die-hard fans like myself.
The film was terrific, but there were some points that needed omission, or addition:
Aragorn falling over the cliff - take that junk out.
The Ents not -wanting- to attack Saruman until the Hobbits tricked them? That was just silly.
Too much Arwen. Period. How in the world did PJ manage to stick Galadriel in there, even for a brief moment?
Come on, PJ, the die harders wanted to see Shelob. Let the movie end on a suspensful note like the book, not on a vague threat by Gollum.
Oh yeah, and put Gwaihir in there! He needs a little more introduction if he is going to fly Gandalf into Mordor in the next film to save Frodo and Sam. (He got shorted in Fellowship, too; I think PJ may be an eagle racist - lol).
Well, Ive ranted and now Im happy. :)
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