[Rokenn]

Originally posted by Tancred: quote: Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Am I the only one who looks at the "King of Men" and think, "Jake, you never shoulda done that to Sidney back at Melrose Place?" Or, did you ever watch the fight between Sarumon and Gandalf and think, "Wow, after all this time it turns out all those staves do is telekinesis." That was a sure-fired grooooaaaner. Not even one fizzle of magic anything. Harry Potter's crappy sword was better. Let us hope we don't have to suffer the geriatric stick-based burley brawl again.

Generally, the magic in Middle-Earth is pretty subtle, understated stuff. Talking to birds, lighting fires, extremely nourishing food and all that. The whole telekinesis thing is probably as overt and obvious as magic gets in Middle-Earth (and in the book, Gandalf comes quietly and doesn't fight), without devolving into sorcery. And even then, even Sauron - mightiest power of sorcery on Middle-Earth at the time - didn't throw fireballs. [/QUOTE]The only real overt sorcery in the books was during Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog on the Bridge. When he broke the bridge beneath the Balrog's feet. I do think the Peter did a good job of externalizing the battle of wills between Gandalf and Sarumon in their confrontations.