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Nyah · 07-27-2015, 12:41 PM

I am a massive Tolkien fan, I read The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings when I was young, and have re-read them multiple times since. I have two different collectors editions of the LOTR book sets. I've tried reading The Silmarillion a few times but I've come the the conclusion that I don't have the brain capacity for that one.

The LOTR movies are amazing to me. As such a huge fan of the books I was beyond excited (and a little nervous) when I found out movies were being made, but they completely nailed it for me. I for one didn't care in the least that Tom Bombadil was removed from the story. There is so much to cover after the Hobbits get to Bree that I feel the pace would have been bogged down by the Hobbits staying at his & his wife's house.

As for the Hobbit movies, what a complete & utter disappointment. The fight scenes were way too much and IMO took away from the story. As soon as they announced that 3 movies were being made, I realized this one was going to be all for profit. That being said, aside from Ian McKellen being cast as Gandalf, I thought Martin Freeman was the perfect choice for Bilbo Baggins, and one of my favourite casting choices of both LOTR & the Hobbit.

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Nyah First Line Centre Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Kilt & Caber Exp:	I am a massive Tolkien fan, I read The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings when I was young, and have re-read them multiple times since. I have two different collectors editions of the LOTR book sets. I've tried reading The Silmarillion a few times but I've come the the conclusion that I don't have the brain capacity for that one. The LOTR movies are amazing to me. As such a huge fan of the books I was beyond excited (and a little nervous) when I found out movies were being made, but they completely nailed it for me. I for one didn't care in the least that Tom Bombadil was removed from the story. There is so much to cover after the Hobbits get to Bree that I feel the pace would have been bogged down by the Hobbits staying at his & his wife's house. As for the Hobbit movies, what a complete & utter disappointment. The fight scenes were way too much and IMO took away from the story. As soon as they announced that 3 movies were being made, I realized this one was going to be all for profit. That being said, aside from Ian McKellen being cast as Gandalf, I thought Martin Freeman was the perfect choice for Bilbo Baggins, and one of my favourite casting choices of both LOTR & the Hobbit. Last edited by Nyah; 07-27-2015 at 12:48 PM.