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10-14-2002, 12:36 AM

I didn't read LOTR until after I saw the movie, but the book had been in my house as long as I can remember. I had no idea what it was about and, when I saw the movie on a whim on opening day with my brother and my mum and we struggled to find three consecutive seats, I realised from the atmosphere in the cinema that this was a big thing and the anticipation some people had for this movie was incredible. I loved the movie, and of course, read the books immediately after, but I think I would have had a different opinion of them if I hadn't seen the movie first. I'm a newbie to this site and I'm amazed at how many people are in these forums, as I'm used to the one on my brother's site which probably has only 20-30 people, but it's great to find people who are as devoted to the books as I and don't think I'm an absolute weirdo when I say I've seen the movie 12 times. I think it's a good thing that so many people are reading the books now that the movie is out, because the Lord of the Rings is such an amazing book and I wouldn't have read it (at least, not yet) if it weren't for the movie.

10-14-2002, 12:36 AM	#36
Maikaduriel Guest Posts: n/a	I didn't read LOTR until after I saw the movie, but the book had been in my house as long as I can remember. I had no idea what it was about and, when I saw the movie on a whim on opening day with my brother and my mum and we struggled to find three consecutive seats, I realised from the atmosphere in the cinema that this was a big thing and the anticipation some people had for this movie was incredible. I loved the movie, and of course, read the books immediately after, but I think I would have had a different opinion of them if I hadn't seen the movie first. I'm a newbie to this site and I'm amazed at how many people are in these forums, as I'm used to the one on my brother's site which probably has only 20-30 people, but it's great to find people who are as devoted to the books as I and don't think I'm an absolute weirdo when I say I've seen the movie 12 times. I think it's a good thing that so many people are reading the books now that the movie is out, because the Lord of the Rings is such an amazing book and I wouldn't have read it (at least, not yet) if it weren't for the movie.