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Balin999 · 02-06-2003, 12:22 PM

I first read the books when I was 14, and FotR came out when I was 19, so it's rather obvious.
After seeing the movies over and over again, I started to like them more than I did after I've seen them for the first time. But reading the books is still a lot better than just watching it in cinema and then judging the characters after the movie.
The movies are very good the way they are, but they can't match the books in any way. However, I'm really glad that P.J. decided to make them.

02-06-2003, 12:22 PM	#17
Balin999 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2000 Location: East of the Sun, West of the Moon Posts: 493	I first read the books when I was 14, and FotR came out when I was 19, so it's rather obvious. After seeing the movies over and over again, I started to like them more than I did after I've seen them for the first time. But reading the books is still a lot better than just watching it in cinema and then judging the characters after the movie. The movies are very good the way they are, but they can't match the books in any way. However, I'm really glad that P.J. decided to make them. __________________ ...Nichts ist gelber als Gelb selber... ...The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, but conformity... ...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...