One thing that puzzled me with the LoTR movies. How the hell, in all that time wasting, did they STILL manage to completely forget about Tom Bombadil? They could have made his segment alone into another three movies!
I'm so glad they didn't... I liked him...but It always felt to me like the beginning of Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Mans Chest.
Movie starts, plot advances... STOP
Now we're going to come deal with this totally unrelated thing for 20 minutes!
Ok, NOW continue the relevant story.
-shrugs- I know I'm likely in the minority for it, but I think the choice was for the best.