WOW, That's a Big Mistake. Gah. :(

[the_gneech]

According to Newsweek, Saruman's death has been cut from the film -- and, in fact, Saruman just doesn't show up at all.

WTF? That's like leaving Darth Vader of out Return of the Jedi!

I realize some allowances have to be made for the transition from book to film -- I knew the scouring of the Shire wasn't going to make it into the film, even though Tolkien thought it was one of the most important parts of the story -- but to leave Saruman's fate dangling at the end of Two Towers is just plain bad storytelling.

Big mistake. Big, big mistake.

-The Gneech

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[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Ooookay, my drive to see this movie in the theaters has just diminished somewhat.

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[laurie-robey.livejournal.com]

Here's a pretty extensive story about Internet coverage of this story.

http://www.filmstew.com/Content/ReviewsViews/Details.asp?Pg=1&ContentID=7261

It may be too late, and even if it's not, it may be ineffectual, but here's the online petition to put Saruman back.

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/petition-sign.cgi?smanrotk

[the-lizard-rat.livejournal.com]

Well, now I'm not going to see the movie, even though I saw the other two. You're right --- that's a Bad Thing that those movie peoples are going to later regret.

Lizard Rat out.
Non-Hobbit in Rensselaer

[merryjest.livejournal.com]

Perhaps if they hadn't tried to make this Vigo Mortensen's Great Journey, then perhaps they wouldn't have had to cut out so much out of everything else.

[syke.livejournal.com]

They cut it out for a reason. It should have been included in the Two Towers. Including it in Return of the King is kind of a weird place to start off from. It'll end up on the final box set. *I believe they had said they made the decision too late for it to be on the Two Towers extended version.*

[merryjest.livejournal.com]

*raises eyebrow*
Like heck I'm going to pay $25 to $40 on a three-DVD set so I can see scenes that shouold have already been there to begin with?
Harry Pothead can have my money, I'm not wasting it on the last LOTR installment. I have the books anyways.