Any fans of the Smeagol opening?

[Quirkette]

Now don't be all mean to me! I respect your differing opinions. But I loved the Smeagol turning into Gollum opening. Yeah, that wasn't in the book, but I always wondered what that must have been like, and it was so cool to see that for me. Andy Serkis's performance was amazing. That pained retching of his (you can see it must hurt him so, and maybe always has), that bit of "juicy sweet" tune played mockingly, the chilling score. The wretched state of him as he crouched there in his rags and strags of hair. And the fight between him and Deagol. I just loved all that, the ring really became a character in the movie that way. <BR> I only didn't like how huge that actor's cheeks were underwater--too comic. Hellooo, Louie Armstrong!<P> Of course, I'm the big Gollum fan, who even read Andy Serkis's book about his experience making the movies.<p>[ 2:13 AM January 23, 2004: Message edited by: Quirkette ]