1. The films moved the partitions between the 3 books. Boromir's death was moved from the beginning of The Two Towers to the end of The Fellowship Of The Ring, while the confrontation with Saruman, the palantir scene and Shelob's lair were moved to The Return Of The King.

2. The films included meer romance between Aragorn and Arwen, and gave meer emphasis to her character. They also mentioned Sam's interest in Rosie meer often.

3. In The Fellowship Of The Ring book, Frodo's flight from the Shire was less hurried and panicked. He waited several months in an attempt to hide the fact that he was...