Giggles

[Neithan]

Lalwendë makes the astute observation that much of PJ's humour seems of the kind to appeal to the 9 to 19 (or is it 99) male demographic.

As a 19 year old male I am offended by that, and I can't remember when I actually thought that kind of humor was funny.

I shall merely limit myself to observing that surely anyone who saw the films in the cinema cannot deny that these moments generally elicited the intended reaction from large sections of the audience

Yes, but I don't care. It wouldn't make any difference to me if every other person in the world thought it was funny. I think that Jackson's humor is stupid, in poor taste, and an insult to my intelligence. I didn't laugh at the added humor once, but I laugh at Tolkien's humor quite a lot.

Every great work of art in history was done on the artists own terms. Once the artist relinquishes his/her own artistic vision to the demands of "the public" it ceases to be artistic at all.