Yeahhhh, LOTR did fall pretty flat. The fun in that book series was actually in the "getting there" but the climax just wasn't a big shocker. Gollum had to be fallowing them for a reason, yes? Common sense when you think about it. To be perfectly honest I thought the return to The Shire was much more emotional and engrossing than the demise of The Ring (of course they decided that part wasn't meant for the screen and omitted it..