[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Where PJ felt the need to "improve" Tolkien <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I do not believe that Jackson, or any of the production team, felt that they were "improving" Tolkien. I severely doubt that any of them feel that they could write a better book. They simply made changes (in characterisation and plot) that they felt would work better in <B>film</B> format. Whether or not they succeeded is a matter of opinion.