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To: WFTR
Regarding your 30 points (which I was too tired to address last night, why was I up freeping?), I actually also agree with most of them, it's just that the movie brings the book to life so effectively and beautifully that the many discrepancies don't bother me even a little.

The "ranger caught off his guard" line is the worst offender, IMHO, but even that doesn't bother me too much; sort of like finding an insignificant blemish on a beautiful work of art.

Comments by Jackson show that not only is he a fan of LOTR, but that his knowledge of it and of Tolkien is substantial. Apparently everyone involved gave their all to the project, it seems to have been a 110% effort in every way. I guess these things are what show through in the spectacular result. The book is often said to read more like history than fiction, my feeling is that the movie succeeds completely in this also, and for many of the same reasons.

I may want to freepmail you for some tips on putting up a webpage, if it's OK.

18,040 posted on 08/10/2002 3:17:34 PM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: Sam Cree
I may want to freepmail you for some tips on putting up a webpage, if it's OK.

That sounds great.

18,051 posted on 08/10/2002 6:22:02 PM PDT by WFTR
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