[aruanan]

That is not true of every scene or episode, but by the end "Fellowship" adds up to more of a sword and sorcery epic than a realization of the more naive and guileless vision of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Written by someone who apparently last read TLOTR many decades ago. I wonder what he'll say when The Return of the King comes out.

[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

...naive and guileless vision of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Written by someone who apparently last read TLOTR many decades ago. I wonder what he'll say when The Return of the King comes out.

Exactly! I was traumatized as a young lad, reading about a stake with heads tied to it, landing in Minas Tirith.