Agreed!  BTW, Christopher Lee came very close to skipping the premiere of The Return of the King. He was infuriated that he wasn't featured in the final film of the LOTR Trilogy!  I didn't expect to see the Scouring of the Shire in ROTK. The Theatrical edition was already close to 3 and a half hours long and the addition of that scene would've been anti-climatic. However, I was also mad to see the Voice of Saruman dropped from the Theatrical Version! :mad:  It was featured in the Extended Edition though. The power of Lee's voice is indeed amazing!  [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JjFr6z5jGk[/youtube] that scene is so cool!! I haven't seen it!!! I read it on the books but didn't know it was on the movies!! :clink