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Christopher has said he has no interest in the movies, but as reclusive as he is, I doubt he would comment on them even if someone got to him with a DVD of it.

That may have to do with him having grown up around it and probably hearing about it from his father (I'm not familiar with ages of his children and how close he was to them). He probably has this image in his mind of the books and stories from his father that he probably would not want tarnished by the movies (although I will admit, as a big Tolkien fan, I was dazzled by the movies and how close they were to the books with the length they ended up being).

He was exceptionally close to his children and his youngest, Christopher, was particularly enamoured of the stories set in Middle-earth. While Christopher was in his early 20's he served in South Africa with the RAF during WWII. His father sent him chapters of LOTR as he finished them as a sort of serial story for Christopher to read while away from the family.

I honestly believe that Christopher just can't imagine that the story can be captured to any extent in a visual interpretation. I would like to see if anyone can get the Shire scenes to him at least just so he can see what Jackson is capable of.