PJ ruined LotR? I wouldn't say that... I wouldn't say that at all. Sure, he made a few changes and took out some things that none of us are too thrilled about, but I believe he's done a better than decent job in translating the book to movies. I mean, it could've been alot worse: ever seen the Bakshi version of LotR? *shudder* but no offence to those who enjoyed them...<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>He tried to make the movie for people who had never heard of Lord of the Rings before or who had never even heard of Tolkien himself, he had to make it good for those people.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>My thoughts exactly, Esgallhugwen. He was trying to make these films as enjoyable for as many people as he could. It doesn't matter what book you're dealing with, when you put it to screen there <I>are</I> going to be changes. <P>And if you're still not convinced, think of all the people who've discovered the wonder of LotR thanks to his movies (myself included). He had to have been doing <I>something</I> right if he drew so many people from accross the globe into Middle Earth.
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