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Book to movie inconsistencies that are genuinely annoying and unneeded
MadassAlex:
Yes.
He has history.
0bsessions:
The Witch King of Angmar, was it?
Eowyn was the female Rohirim who killed him, with Merry or Pippin's help (I forget which one, it's been a while) because "no man" could kill him.
He was essentially the leader of the nine riders. I don't think the title was given in the movies, not that I think it's particularly necessary.
Alex C:
Yeah, it was Angmar. Gandalf spoke the title when he said that Sauron had yet to reveal his deadliest servant, but that was the only time it was ever mentioned.
MadassAlex:
Speaking of which, the structure of power, even in the books, is very convoluted and weird. The way Tolkien describes the power of some elves, you'd think they may as well ally with the Men Of The West just for a short stint before they head off West, just so the loose ends are tied up.
Kugai:
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, like any film adaption of a major work like that, has it's faults but I think I can safely say that at least PJ did a damned good job of adapting such a literary epic. With him, at least it was in the hands of someone who truly wanted to get it as close to the book as possible.
Some books get butchered when the assholes in Hollywierd get their hands on them, Paul Verhoven's adaption of Heinlein's Starship Troopers comes immediately to mind as well as the hack job De Laurentis did of Dune.
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