> And his absence from the films was remarked upon, negatively in my circles.
Yeah, same. On Tolkien forums in the early to mid 2000's, I think these were the most commented on complaints about the movies:
* No Tom Bombadil
* No Scouring of the Shire
* Movie Faramir vs book Faramir
* The Ents deciding to not help Merry and Pippin at first (tbh, this is the one that still gets me the most. It sort of ruined a key attribute of the Ents just for a tiny bit of extra tension for a short scene.)
I'm probably missing some, but those were the ones I remember coming up the most.
Yeah, same. On Tolkien forums in the early to mid 2000's, I think these were the most commented on complaints about the movies:
* No Tom Bombadil
* No Scouring of the Shire
* Movie Faramir vs book Faramir
* The Ents deciding to not help Merry and Pippin at first (tbh, this is the one that still gets me the most. It sort of ruined a key attribute of the Ents just for a tiny bit of extra tension for a short scene.)
I'm probably missing some, but those were the ones I remember coming up the most.