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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brown Jenkin" data-source="post: 470052" data-attributes="member: 2572">First let me say I realy liked the movie, saw it only three times in the theater though.  Dispite this I will also say it wasn't perfect for me. Mostly I understand why Jackson did what he did, the few things I disagree with have partly been covered already. Several are taken care of in the SE but some can not be.I agree with the criticism that the chase to the ford could have been less frantic. Overall minor.Not mentioned yet is that Aragorn somehow has a bag of swords to give to the hobbits at Weathertop. Where did they come from? I know in the book they came from the barrows but this was cut altogether and I understand why. Surerly they could have given some explanation. Overall the only loose thread that disturbed me. Mentioned already is Arwen and the ford. My problem is not the replaceing of Gorfingel with Arwen, but rather the implication that she is somehow responsible for the flood. She is not, Frodo is not, Gorfingal is not. This was all Elrond, with Gandolf doing theatrics with the waves. That it is Elrond is important since it shows the control he has over Rivendell and why everyone is safe there. The reason he was able to do it need not be mentioned in the film (He has one of the elven rings) but the fact that he can is important. Lastly the thing that iritaded me was the discussion of whether to go through Moria or not. What was wrong with keeping everone arguing the points they made in the books rather than mixing everthing up. Minor but confusing to Tolkien fans.well there is my .02 cents. Just because I find a few flaws doesn't make it a bad film. I would give it a 95%. Now if you want a bad adaptation to film watch The Scarlet Letter with Demi Moore, but I warn you that you will want those 2 hours of your life back.</blockquote>

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