ok, after reading kaynes comment below i have this to say: return of the kings is overly drawn out, and this is achievedin ways that became rather boring. fir instance, rather then spend 10 minutes on frodos goodbye at the docks, how about following the book and showing the shire overrun with evil corrupt meanies? another thing that bothered me throughout the screening i attended was the amount of cheers that things followed exactly from the book recieved. the people cheering were the ones wearing cosstumes and therfore you would assume that these diehard tolkin fans would know whats coming but whatever. apparently im going to a figure skating show tonight with h&h [lousy scenster city kids]