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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
I am with SU here. I think the LOR movies were better than the books. For example, that Tom Bombadil episode in the first book was beyond silly. And all those poems in the "elfin" language were painfully boring.
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Originally Posted by creekster
I will give you your opinion because you actually read the books. You're terribly wrong, of course, as the books are vastly superior, even compared to the excellent movies, but you have earned the right to have the opinion. Skimming does not count.
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Frankly, it's difficult to compare the one medium to the other. The one aspect in which the films surpass the original material is in their use of women as substantial characters. The lack of strong female figures has always been a weakness in Tolkien's work, and one that particularly annoys me. I was impressed with how the film increased the presence of the women while remaining true to the spirit of the work.
Honestly, I found the films uncomfortably - almost painfully - long. And Gollum didn't look right at all.