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To: stanz
Let me ask: Have you read "Lord of the Rings"? My observation is that those who are huge fans of the books are huge fans of the movie (which speaks well for the director, since generally movies don't do justice to books). However, I have talked with a few (very few) who found the books boring (but then, these never made it past the first chapter).
11 posted on 01/09/2002 12:41:06 PM PST by My2Cents
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To: My2Cents
No, I haven't read "Lord of the Rings." But, then again, I didn't read "Harry Potter" either and immensely enjoyed that film.
My daughter has read the first book of the trilogy and loved it. I picked it up and could not get past the 5th page or so. As for fantasies, the Ann Rice novels (Taltos, etc.)concerning the Mayfair witches are more interesting because they deal with actual Celtic lore.
13 posted on 01/09/2002 1:07:27 PM PST by stanz
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To: My2Cents
I have a friend who read and enjoyed the books 25 years ago, but who thought the movie was too long and had other problems. He only gave it 6.5/10. I'm a big JRRT fan and I give the current version 8/10. My score may go up with the "Director's Cut" and/or when the other two parts come out and I see what was done with some of the changes, most notably the way Saruman is handled.
29 posted on 01/10/2002 10:18:13 AM PST by Gordian Blade
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81 posted on 02/28/2002 1:04:32 PM PST by ThinkingMan
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