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"Who likes LOTR?"

Well I actually never bothered with any of it. I was once subjected to 30 mins or so of the first movie, and it nearly bored me to tears. Very very dull I thought. I've been told countless times by people that the 1st installement is just the scene setter. Although surely if the 1st of a trilogy doesn't float your boat then why would the others? Or is it just me and only geeks like this type of cinema? If so it appears that 90% of the population are geeks...

Light wrote:
> I've also read The Silmarillion. And I enjoyed it.
>
> sorry

Yey, once you start to remember who each of the Valar actually are and all the various houses of Elves it becomes a real classic.

I've seen the first film and to be honest I wasn't particuarly taken by any of it. I can see how some may love it, but I just couldn't really into it.

I'll get around to watching the other 2 films sometime, I'm in no hurry though.

I got to about page 40 of the Silmarillion, then when I realised that despite reading the first section several times I could remember pretty much nothing of the various Gods and creation of Middle Earth, I gave up.

The Bible is a walk in the park in comparison.

Cycloon wrote:
> I read a synopsis of one - 'Evil Dark Lord Margath or Morridor will
> destroy the world!'

Check out this beauty of a front cover [URL]http://isleofavalon.com/terrybrooks/images/the_sword_of_shannara_cover.jpg[/URL]

Pay particular attention to the campy elf on the left.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> Cycloon wrote:
> It was funny to see Sauron go 'Raarg' and be all nasty and Dark
> Lordish and people go 'ooo how unoriginal', when Tolkien practicaly
> invented the idea.
>
> Aye, very true. Since the books were writen in the 50's till when
> they were filmed it's been a fantasy staple. Read the Sword of
> Shannara for a particularly poor copy, and, well, most other fantasy
> books. :)

I read a synopsis of one - 'Evil Dark Lord Margath or Morridor will destroy the world!'

Light wrote:
> I've also read The Silmarillion. And I enjoyed it.
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*points and laughs*
And I don't even know what that is, but I read it as "The Sillymarathon"

Loved both books and films. Though it took the films for me to have ANY sympathy for Gollum. Every time I read the books, I just thought "For *&^( sake, just kill the poisonous whining little cretin!". Took the films to really bring that character to life for me.

I've also read The Silmarillion. And I enjoyed it.

sorry

Hated the books, enjoyed the films.
Go figure.
I tried to read them several times, I just couldn't force myself to wade through 12 pages of elf-song and history of Muffwitt, son of Tufty, 3rd king of Muuuh when I simply wanted the next character to speak.

eye'Aoe wrote:
> Books > Everything else > Films.

Books are greater than everything else which is greater than the films? So the movies are crap?

Books > Everything else > Films.