The PJ Appreciation Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gurthang · 07-13-2005, 11:14 AM

There are a lot of threads and a lot of posts out there that seem to say nothing but what Peter Jackson did wrong while making the films. 'Faramir is terrible', 'Shelob should be in TTT!', or 'Gandalf got his butt kicked by the Witch-King' seem to be what we are saying. I know, I know, I've done it too.

It almost seems that we have only bad things to say. And while everything we say is true, I think it belies how we truly feel.

I, for one, am very grateful to PJ for making the films. I think he knew that all of us book fans would rip everything he changed to shreds. Despite that, he decided to set out to do something spectacular: Make a movie based on the Lord of the Rings.

And even though I have personally bashed some of his decisions, I am happy he did what he did.

All told, I think Peter Jackson did an excellent job making a movie version of LotR.

07-13-2005, 11:14 AM	#1
Gurthang Sword of Spirit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Oh, I'm around. Posts: 1,401	The PJ Appreciation Thread There are a lot of threads and a lot of posts out there that seem to say nothing but what Peter Jackson did wrong while making the films. 'Faramir is terrible', 'Shelob should be in TTT!', or 'Gandalf got his butt kicked by the Witch-King' seem to be what we are saying. I know, I know, I've done it too. It almost seems that we have only bad things to say. And while everything we say is true, I think it belies how we truly feel. I, for one, am very grateful to PJ for making the films. I think he knew that all of us book fans would rip everything he changed to shreds. Despite that, he decided to set out to do something spectacular: Make a movie based on the Lord of the Rings. And even though I have personally bashed some of his decisions, I am happy he did what he did. All told, I think Peter Jackson did an excellent job making a movie version of LotR. __________________ I'm on a Mission from God.