[My2Cents]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH DOING SOMETHING TO MAKE A BUCK ??? I thought support of free-market capitalism was a cornerstone of the Conservative Movement. . .

Get off your high horse....We're not talking economic ideology here, but the intent of authors. Tolkien's books were less a commercial venture than a love of lore and myth to him. Sure, he sold the movie rights to LOTR before his death....The amount he received was something along the lines of $14,000, if memory serves me correctly.

[XJarhead]

Apparently, Tolkien was a bit shrewder when selling the movie rights than is commonly believed. I can't recall where I read the article, but his estate apparently gets a cut if the movie makes over a certain percentage of its costs. So it appears that his estate will be doing quite well....

[Salgak]

Get off YOURS. I do what I do for a living to make a buck, you do too. . .why is a "commercial" motivation automatically suspect ?