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Lord of Angmar · 12-15-2003, 07:44 AM

Pandora, I am afraid your accusations are false. Peter Jackson was a long-time Tolkien fan, and claims to have the highest respect for JRRT's works. That is one of the reasons he was chosen to direct the Lord of the Rings. Furthermore, making statements like "he must not have liked it very much" is not a coherent way to make an argument. While I do disagree with many of the changes that Peter Jackson made on the original text, I think it is unfair to say that he dislikes or disrespects the source material, and I doubt there are many better-suited directors than Mr. Jackson (this may sound like somewhat of a contradiction to my initial tough stance in this thread, but remember my initial intent was merely to convey the complaints of Tolkien purists).My mistake about the "Scourging of the Shire" bit in my first post. I was under the impression from complainers on other Tolkien-related websites that it had been far more environmentally unfriendly, and I am glad to hear from the more knowledgeable that this is not so.Cheers, Angmar

12-15-2003, 07:44 AM	#37
Lord of Angmar Tyrannus Incorporalis Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the North Posts: 833	Pandora, I am afraid your accusations are false. Peter Jackson was a long-time Tolkien fan, and claims to have the highest respect for JRRT's works. That is one of the reasons he was chosen to direct the <I>Lord of the Rings</I>. Furthermore, making statements like "he must not have liked it very much" is not a coherent way to make an argument. While I do disagree with many of the changes that Peter Jackson made on the original text, I think it is unfair to say that he dislikes or disrespects the source material, and I doubt there are many better-suited directors than Mr. Jackson (this may sound like somewhat of a contradiction to my initial tough stance in this thread, but remember my initial intent was merely to convey the complaints of Tolkien purists).<P>My mistake about the "Scourging of the Shire" bit in my first post. I was under the impression from complainers on other Tolkien-related websites that it had been far more environmentally unfriendly, and I am glad to hear from the more knowledgeable that this is not so.<P>Cheers,<BR>Angmar __________________ ...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.