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Ahh but Gimli was the comic relief in the books too, the score keeping, the complaining during the long chase, etc... it seems that Tolkien used him a lot to lighten the mood of the narrative (as well as using Brandybuck and Took). He might have gone a bit overboard in RotK, but I felt it wasn't TOO far away from the spirit of Gimli's character.
I think the trilogy is an instant classic... and has no real competition in recent history. Although maybe it's just that movies have stunk for soooo long that I'm amazed to see one that is actually GOOD.
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