[HCIsland]

There's a <A HREF="http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/814" TARGET=_blank>scanned Starburst article</A> over at OneRing that for the most part is not very interesting but at the end they had this quote from Tolkien that I think fits into this thread.<P>This is in a letter by him in reference to the earlier aborted attempt to make a movie of LotR. They were having trouble with the Helm's Deep scene.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I don't know why they don't just leave this whole episode out. If you can't make it fit, cut it out. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>This is followed up with a quote from Brian Sibley, who wrote the BBC Radio adaptation for LotR.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> When writers adapt their own work they often take more liberties than their fans would imagine, more than any other writer would dare do. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I think we have to be careful in assuming what Tolkien would have thought.<P>H.C.<p>[ June 07, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]