[Evisse the Blue]

Ok, here's my story. I first laid my eyes on LOTR 3 years ago, when I borrowed it from the school's English library. However, there were only 2 volumes available, of which I had become painfully aware after I had finished TTT and realized there was more to come. [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] After a year I finished highschool and went to university in another town - which had a British Council Library. Of, course, one of my first borrowed books was LOTR. Still- even though it is widely held that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, this library also had only the first two volumes! (I still have to figure out why would anyone offer only the first two volumes and keep the third! Maybe because of the appendices)
Fortunately, after another period of frustration, the movie came out, and my fellow compatriots decided to translate the whole trilogy, which I immediately bought and read. However, I have not seen the movie until quite recently (May, to be exact). Why? Simply because I was afraid not to be dissapointed. I already had a clear picture in my mind of the characters, the setting, etc, and it was so wonderful, that I wanted to keep it. Three chances I had of seeing thae movie, and I passed on all of them. Finally, in May, on what appeared to be the final showing of LOTR in theatres, I gave in. My feelings were mixed, and so numerous, that I need not mention here. The most important thing is that I would have regretted not seeing the movie. The movie - though far from perfect- and the books complete each other and make a whole. Not to mention, giving me the opportunity to read TROTK!