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Grimbold · 01-30-2003, 03:27 PM

Sorry, "over-obsessed" was a little over the top. I guess all I have to say is that for the purposes of most people, the movies were probably a real cause for celebration and excitement. I know many thousands if not millions of people really enjoyed these movies because those people enjoy the kind of story in this genre. The changes were mostly acceptable IMO. I guess I'm a little sentimental about the movies. The thing that makes me love the movies is that the people who made them love the book by Tolkien, and if real Tolkien fans made the changes themselves, I find more reason to justify those changes to myself.

01-30-2003, 03:27 PM	#11
Grimbold Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Númenor Posts: 88	Sorry, "over-obsessed" was a little over the top. I guess all I have to say is that for the purposes of most people, the movies were probably a real cause for celebration and excitement. I know many thousands if not millions of people really enjoyed these movies because those people enjoy the kind of story in this genre. The changes were mostly acceptable IMO. I guess I'm a little sentimental about the movies. The thing that makes me love the movies is that the people who made them love the book by Tolkien, and if real Tolkien fans made the changes themselves, I find more reason to justify those changes to myself. __________________ Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountains. Like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the west. Behind the hills, into shadow. How did it come to this?