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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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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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My real point here is only that skimming hte books, especially books of this type (fanatsy that seek to immerse you in another world) does not qualify you to make this sort fo evaluaiton.
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I understand your point. It seems like a given, but maybe that's just me. I find it hard to believe Seattle's never read Tolkien. Surely he's pulling our collective leg. |
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asking whether the Pride and Prejudice movie is better than the book is like asking if you prefer to have your eyes put out with a red hot poker or by a wild animal.
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However, creekster is wise beyond his immense years in recognizing the strength of the fantasy is the immersion in another world made real and plausible through its descriptive power. And the fact that Tolkien merges certain aspects of Celtic and Saxon tongue with some Old English to form his new languages is genius. The linguist in me has always been amazed at the ease with which he did that.
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LOTR books were much better. I liked the movies, but like Barbara said, they were painfully long. With The Fellowship especially, it just seemed like he was trying to cram too much into the movie.
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