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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 1281456" data-attributes="member: 87">In the book the Nazgul fled when Frodo invoked the name of Elbereth (sp?).&nbsp; This name was painful for them to hear.&nbsp; Aragorn couldn't see them, let alone fight them, in the book.&nbsp; Indeed, none of Frodo's companions saw the Nazgul on Weathertop, though they felt their presence.I like the movie on it's own merits, and knowing the difficulties involved in composing a book to film I can appreciate the magnificence of PJ's work.&nbsp; That said, there are several parts that are screwed up to the point of being non-sensical, and this is one of them.Merry was able to hit the Witch King because the sword he weilded, which he got from the Barrow Wight, was made ESPECIALLY to kill the witch king, who was the enemy of the kings of the barrows in life.I also was sorely dissapointed with RotK's Eowyn scene.&nbsp; It was the only miss in otherwise fine send off for the series, but it was a let down.&nbsp; Of all the scenes in the book that was the last one I thought they would muck with.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Morris, post: 1281456, member: 87"] In the book the Nazgul fled when Frodo invoked the name of Elbereth (sp?). This name was painful for them to hear. Aragorn couldn't see them, let alone fight them, in the book. Indeed, none of Frodo's companions saw the Nazgul on Weathertop, though they felt their presence. I like the movie on it's own merits, and knowing the difficulties involved in composing a book to film I can appreciate the magnificence of PJ's work. That said, there are several parts that are screwed up to the point of being non-sensical, and this is one of them. Merry was able to hit the Witch King because the sword he weilded, which he got from the Barrow Wight, was made ESPECIALLY to kill the witch king, who was the enemy of the kings of the barrows in life. I also was sorely dissapointed with RotK's Eowyn scene. It was the only miss in otherwise fine send off for the series, but it was a let down. Of all the scenes in the book that was the last one I thought they would muck with. [/QUOTE]

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