[Oddball]

Originally Posted by Tystnad

Yes, the books are well worth reading..
So many things that have been left out in the movies, like Tom Bombadil for starters.. hake:

Thank God Bombadil was left out. That guy is a fucking poofter.

And the reason Legolas sped down the stairs on the shield wasn't for eye candy, it was to rescue Gimli. Sliding down is way more fun. Although I admit it must have been done for the effect rather than practical reasons.

It's like asking "whenever a good guy is about to shoot the bad guyin a movie, he always cocks his gun, he has already cocked the gun, but that sound is cool. That's why he does it."