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He would hate all the hype and commercialism surrounding the movies.<P>I think he would be mildly impressed by at least some of the visual aspects: costumes and scenery, sets and effects, maybe even appreciate some of the acting performances.<P>He might even like FotR somewhat, but he'd hate TTT and overall I think he'd have many, many complaints about even the smallest changes in both movies. From reading his Letters I got the impression that even with the excellent visualizations and beautiful music (best part!), he would not like the character changes at all, and that would probably ruin the whole thing for him, detracting from any of the pluses.<P>That said, I love FotR to pieces and like TTT overall. But being that I didn't write the books, I am more tolerant and accepting of changes. I guess if someone took a book I wrote and altered it as much as TTT was, there is no way I'd like it.