quote: On the subject of LOTR, I've tried to read the first book several times but can't get intrested in the story. The whole business about the birthday party was boring.
If you read "The Hobbit" first, the events of the birthday party make far more sense. If you like fantasy books at all, LotRs is the top of the line.
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[edit: Minor minor spoiler for those trying to read LOTR before the film] $ $ $ $ $ $ $ I recognise LOTR as being the definitive fantasy story, revolutionising, and practically creating the genre, but I didn't really like the series when I read it a few years ago. I can't really put my finger on it, the writing is excellent, but I think the story just wasn't all that exciting, and I was a little put off by the, dare I say, childish parts like Tom Bombadillo and the Ents.
I'm trying to read the Fellowship OTR now, in anticipation of the movie (which I'm looking forward to, but only moderately), but I'm having difficulty maintaining my interest. I don't think I'll have it finished in time, but I kind of remember it anyway.
BTW Is Harry Potter worth going to if you've never read any of the books and don't know anything about the story?
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hate to revive an old thread, but if you find the books boring and childish at all, then you will LOVE the action job butchery that is the movie. my favorite parts, , of the movie: arwen saving frodo at rivendell and the 500 line battle of moria that is ballooned into a huge production. also, the complete destruction of everything that made the books good. for instance, the characters, settings, (where the fuck is anything or anyone from the first half of the book?!?) and the stories, all butchered in the name of making money. the cheap cartoon made in the 70's is better than this slop. christopher tolkien was right to disown his son over this movie. i'm surprised that tolkien fans like this movie so much when enterprise (which keeps to roddenberry's orginal ideas much more than the LOTR sticks to the book) has been bashed so much by star trek fans. there is a reason why roeper gave this film a thumb down.
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, of the movie: arwen saving frodo at rivendell and the 500 line battle of moria that is ballooned into a huge production. also, the complete destruction of everything that made the books good. for instance, the characters, settings, (where the fuck is anything or anyone from the first half of the book?!?) and the stories, all butchered in the name of making money. the cheap cartoon made in the 70's is better than this slop. christopher tolkien was right to disown his son over this movie. i'm surprised that tolkien fans like this movie so much when enterprise (which keeps to roddenberry's orginal ideas much more than the LOTR sticks to the book) has been bashed so much by star trek fans. there is a reason why roeper gave this film a thumb down.
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