Fans of the book: beware! - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Reviews

Although the first two movies followed the book quite well, the third feels like as betrayal. Integral parts of the plot were left out. Many things that I loved in the book were never even mentioned in the movie. Instead of focusing on the journey of the four hobbits, like the book did, the movie focused on Arwen and Aragorn. In the book, Arwen is barely mentioned, but in the movie she is seen for over thirty minutes! In order to include her, my favorite scenes were cut! I never got to see Gandalf breaking the staff of Sarumon, or Faramir and Eowyn fall in love, or the scouring of the Shire. I never got to see Merry and Pippen become Sherriffs or Frodo become Mayor. We never saw the Sackville-Bagginses or Sharky or Wormtounge or any of the others. The movie glazed right over all of it. What was mentioned in passing in the book recieves full screen time but the essential parts of the story are forgotten completely. I guess a movie has to be a love story to get good reviews. The Lord of the Rings is an epic adventure, not a love story. It is a betrayal to true fans of the book to change it.