Before and after the movie

[elenquesse]

I read The Hobbit in 5th Grade, and, to be honest, I found it rather boring. I didn't actually notice when the first movie came out, but my brother bought the DVD, so I noticed the relationships (ex. "Unexpected Party"-"Long-expected Party") and found that FotR was an excellent movie. So then I read all three books and was...inspired.

I couldn't say whether the quality of this board has decreased, but I can say that the quality of the fans has decreased. I like to think I am a true fan--even though I caught on with the movies--but some people...they just assume that it's a title easily earned. I could name several who call themselves such when they haven't even read the books or seem to be interested only in Orlando Bloom [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] And if you're going to see the movies for that sole reason, you'll be completely missing the point!!!

P.S. Ironically, there was an article today in The Baltimore Sun on the fans who have been waiting all this time to "come out of the closet".