The perfect length for all but the most shallow of viewers.
Spoofe, that was kinda snarky, but I agree G
rowrrbazzle- THANK YOU! I had no idea that had occurred to Tolkien about an alternate end to Gollum!
No way, Rosie is hot!
Pervy hobbit-fancier.
Welcome to the club.
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I was joking.
I think it’s a way of propitiating the hard-core book fans, like me. Ending the movie with the book ending, that it.