re: #355 Unakite
Gotta say I was impressed with the Lord of the Rings. Although My wife got pissed at me because I kept telling her what got left out the whole movie.
In a lot of respects what got cut out just focused the story to be more visually dramatic, and tightened up the pacing. Standing around and singing at the drop of a hat, even during battles or being chased by orcs and uruk-hai, would have been the death knell for most viewers.