[Radix]

I actually read all four of the original books!

I was never into the hype.

The movies are pretty good though, true to the essence of the books, though there is some deviance.

Weren't the scenes with Gollum awesome?

I found them to be amazing!

[LaDivaLoca]

Well, granted that there was some deviance from the book I still enjoyed the movies. I never expected the movie to be exactly the same as the book otherwise it would have turned out much longer than the 3 hours of each movie. Not that I would have minded it but it was still great! Gollum was amazing and Serkis did a mighty fine job and so did the animators. I actually cried in his scenes - I felt so bad for him. So you are another LOTR fan! I am in good company! I still have the books my brother-in-law gave me and I've always treasured them. It's amazing too once you have read the biography of Tolkien which I'm sure you must have known too. I've seen pictures and footage of the Return of the King movie and I am so excited! Can't wait.