You know, I once had a part-time job at a movie theater, and swore I would never buy popcorn again after finding a nest of mice in the popping machine!<BR>Tirinor-sweetie, don't let anyone crush your movie-making aspirations. However, I am curious, what is your definition of a <I>good</I> movie or a <I>good</I> director (besides yourself, of course)? Any examples you wish to provide?<BR>Rhudladion-Although I understand that you do not wish to compare the movie with the books, your dislike of the film certainly apppears to stem from the fact that you love the books dearly, and did not agree with the interpretation you saw. I suppose people like myself had it easier in that sense. <BR>Paul-I agree that even those long-time Tolkien fans (such as you, Rhudladion) should be happy that at least, more people will be interested in the books. Tirinor and I had a little debate about that on this thread; he is of the opinion that the movies will delay the acceptance of Tolkien by the literary snobs, but as a burdgeoning literary snob myself, I say that the books have long been accepted, and we should not be too sensitive to the occasional critic (although I haven't heard of a single one) who may regard them as frivolous fairy-tales.
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