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<BR> Re: Lurtz and other Changes</b><br><br> PJ said it before (many times) and I will say it again... These movies are PJ's own INTERPRETATION of the books which has has the prerogative to make. He's spent years of his life invested in these movies. He's invested time, sweat, tears (and who knows... maybe a little blood too) to make them. Have you done this, Dagda? No, you just sit back, relax and shoot down the movie before you've even seen it.<br> <br> There is nothing wrong with making a movie interpretation of a book and making a few changes. The movie will have Peter Jackson's name on it. HE is the 'author', so to speak. It is HIS piece of work. He can do darn well whatever he pleases. And it is ok. The movies are NOT Tolkien's, so it doesn't matter if there are scenes or characters that, &quot;Tolkien never wrote, nor even hinted at.&quot;<br> <br> -rêd <p><blockquote><p>"He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."</p> <p>-A Short Rest, <i>The Hobbit</i></p></blockquote></p>