The Hobbit has a director and a sequel

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

One thing that had a die-hard LotR's book fan FUMING to the point of disgust were the elves showing up at the Helms Deep battle in the Twin Towers. I disagreed. I think Jackson corrected one of Tolkien's mistakes; those friggin' elves should have been there, dammit.

Not unless they could fly. Did they use their broomsticks to get there? Or else how did they arrive a few hours after our heroes? Were they tailing them the whole time?

Point in fact, elves did show up at the Battle of Helm's Deep in The Two Towers, but they were from Rivendell. Among them were some of Elrond's sons, buddies of Aragorn.

Oh, I understand switching it to a character the audience knew from Lorien, but the logical gaffe of them having to have decided to set off for Helm's Deep from Lothlorien about four minutes behind Aragorn just bugs me no end. Sloppy.




ETA: Cherny - just what stories in Tolkien's world were not written by Tolkien???