[Iarwain]

You did a nice job realizing the value of such sequences, but I will never cease to disagree (because I'm a stubborn old Iarwain who refuses to forget that the movies are derivatives of the books). I, therefore, will object to anyone calling Peter Jackson a genius until he produces something that accurately reflects the complexity and value of Tolkien's masterpeice (he has one final chance at this, and I'm more confident than ever that it will prove to be the greatest of his failures). I realize many of you will call this folly because you see it as an irrationality. I do, and always will respond to this with the reasoning that if no sufficient reproduction can be made, none should be made at all. I realize that many of you love these films, if not obsessively. I also see that for some of you they are the only reason for visiting this site. Perhaps they are great films, and I am just one of the few who cannot and will not view them as such. It really doesn't matter. I felt that I had to express these thoughts for, perhaps, the last time. I'm sorry if I've been rude or obstinate or commited some other such crime, and if protest is made I will readily delete this post.<P><BR>Iarwain