[Suzerain of Sheol]

I'm honestly not sure if I'd prefer a more introspective, slower-paced film more in line with the books, I'd have to see something like that to judge it. I think I might fall in with Tolkien in thinking that truly capturing the books on film is a futile effort.

That said, you know that travel sequence right after they leave Rivendell? All of like 5 minutes, maybe 10? I checked my map once, it's in excess of 800 miles traveled. I'm not saying they should have dragged that out with long travelogue scenes, but I do think they could have conveyed, somehow, the immense distances being covered by the fellowship.

I guess it boils down the films lacking the scale of the books, in my opinion, for all their sweeping epic visuals. Everything feels more condensed and less real to me.

Oh, and don't get me started on Haldir at Helm's Deep. I think I talked about it earlier in this thread, actually. That moment just annihilates the geographical plausibility of the films. :p

(I'm not trying to convince you guys not to like the films or anything, by the way. I just really like talking about this subject. :))