My sister can't BEAR Liv Tyler, but I am of a different opinion....(One of my fave new actresses.) Anyhoo, I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!! I have, as of yet, only seen it once, though my brother's already seen it 3 times. (Grrrrrr.) "She", to whoever asked, is Shelob, this SCAAAAAARY spider. (Gave me NIGHTMARES.) I am astounded by Viggo Mortensen. He doesn't even really LOOK like Aragorn in real life! He just BECOMES his characters in a way that has me in awe. I like Liv Tyler, but I like the actress who is Eowyn better! I was surprised at how much more I felt for Gollum.....You really do pity him! It should make his actions in ROTK that much more surprising, and even sad. Am still a little disappointed at how they made Pippin a real idiot....But I suppose they needed SOME comic relief. I was originally upset a/b the inclusion of Arwen in TTT, but I LOVE the Arwen & Elrond scene! It's touching to see, b/c you can see how Elrond doesn't want Arwen to marry Aragorn, b/c then she can't go to Valinor, so he'll lose her forever, and he loves his daughter too much for that! Gimli's now one of my favorite characters, though I wasn't really as fond of him as other characters in the books. Still love Sam! Love Sean Astin! And Orlando Bloom, (Legolas), is BRILLIANT!!! And Faramir is CUUUTE! (Sorry. Had to make that point.) Eowyn may be getting the better end of the deal, after all!
All in all, I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!! (I like to gush!!!!!)