Book Fans vs. Movie Fans - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Purple Monkey · 01-28-2003, 04:33 PM

Perhaps it's awfully haughty of me, but I have never considered fans of the movies to be, as it were, 'proper' fans. I think it's terribly hypocritical to just see the movies and not read the books, and then proclaim yourself as a Tolkien fan, since the many discrepancies in the film really chip away at the book. I've had many discussions with others about this subject - what do you think?

01-28-2003, 04:33 PM	#1
Purple Monkey Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Monkey Island, of course! Posts: 30	Book Fans vs. Movie Fans Perhaps it's awfully haughty of me, but I have never considered fans of the movies to be, as it were, 'proper' fans. I think it's terribly hypocritical to just see the movies and not read the books, and then proclaim yourself as a Tolkien fan, since the many discrepancies in the film really chip away at the book. I've had many discussions with others about this subject - what do you think? __________________ "Nothing that actually occurs is of the slightest importance."