Inkpot wrote:
*points to the corner*
Go....just.....go.
Ink
This thread was a fun read. Some thoughts:
1) I prefer the LoTR books to the movies. That said, I do like the movies, but there is a side of me that wishes they were done better (the noted additions, changes, and omissions are grating to me, too). Then the other side of me just enjoys the movies for movies well done. Can you feel my inner conflict?
2) I prefer The Silmariliion to The Hobbit and LoTR. However, it took me three tries to dig into and read it before I got it. I read the earlier works back in grade school (Hobbit) and high school (LoTR). It wasn't until I was about 25 that The Silmarillion (or my brain) clicked.
3) I would not mind seeing the director of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe take over direction of The Hobbit. Plus, he used Weta Workshop for his special effects, etc. I liked their work in all of the TCoN and LoTR movies.
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