One question: Where are all the women hobbits? I know that Sam does aquire a she-hobbit by the film's end, but please excuse my American ignorance if I feel there was a wee bit of Hobbit homoeroticism in that film. I especially enjoyed the hobbit reunion on Frodo's bed where Pippin and Murray cavort with gleeful childlike joy about their newly fingerless friend. I think Sam and Frodo probably did everything short of make beautiful hobbit love on their way to destroying the ring, and certainly Pippin and Murray weren't far behind on the love train. Perhaps there's a reason why Pippin is constantly smoking, as he is perpetually seen in a post-coital moments celebrating his hobbit union with Murray. Nonetheless, a fine film despite it's excessive length and constant homosexual innuendo. Of particular righteousness: Legolas and the elephants, Gandalf's eagles, the landscapes and of course Gollum, that green voice of treason.