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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> The Changes<BR>J.R.R. Tolkien himself disapproved of almost all of the major changes made in the few other film adaptations (and there were many changes), and I doubt he would have wished for too much gutting and plot-changing, especially since a 9+ hour film trilogy should be able to adequately address the plot without making too many additions to the storyline and to the dialogue.<BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Actually the vast majority of the supposedly off-topic posts have been about this 3rd aspect of the original post. So linking to other threads about changes is not really the point.