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i have seen that before

very funny

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what exactly is the revolution that occurs in the shire?

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In the book the heros run into Saruman (dressed like a beggar), and Wormtongue while on their way back to the Shire. They spare the pair. The hobbits do not go directly back, however, and by the time they get there the Shire has been overrun by thugs under the control of an unseen and unnamed person. The hobbits manage to lead a revolt which drives out the evil people, and their leader turns out to be Saruman. All this takes 75 pages or so.

I agree, the very last bit with Sam and his wife and children could have been lopped off...ending the movie with Frodo, Bilbo, and Gandalf sailing off into the sunset would have been great.

BTW, in the book all ring bearers eventually sail off to the Gray Havens, and Sam goes there (remember, he bore the ring for a while) after his wife dies.

In the book, there's literally hundreds of pages of story, epilogues and appendices after Frodo throws the ring into Mount Doom.

Mark

sam didnt wear the ring though. is his life extended because he held the ring? were there actually more ships that left after frodo and gandalf left?

anything else happen after frodo throws the ring into mount doom i should know about?

i heard that the elves and dwarves fought the orcs at the same time the humans did, but it wasnt mentioned in the movie. did the books cover this at all or not really?

Why don't you read the books? I highly highly highly recommend them. You don't even need a subwoofer!

ha!
i read the hobbit and the first one when i was 10 or 11. i got halfway through the second one and put it down. if i remember correctly they were extremely detailed and the pace of the book was too slow for me.
i think i went on to read sword of shannara series instead.

I don't remember all the details, but just bearing the ring is enough to be affected by it. I believe that Sam's life was somewhat extended by his contact with the ring, but not to the extent of Bilbo's.

I think I hit most of the high points of what happens at the end of LOTR the book, Gimli and Legolas decide to wander Middle Earth and find adventure. I believe that the battles of the Elves and Dwarves are chronicled in the appendices.

Mark

Oh great.
Now the ending of the movie AND the ending of the book is all ruined for me.
{sigh}

Sometimes these forums are too informative.

didn't you see the *spoilers* warning?

I can hardly wait to watch the movie at home, particularly the scene when frodo, sam and gollum are at the dead city. The sound drops out and then the blue light blasts up into the sky in a huge explosion of sight and sound. Then the witch king of Angmar comes out. the winged beasts growls deeply and then the king screeches. Should give the axioms quite a workout.