[Lhundulinwen]

Well, I truly I believe that the movies aren't that bad. I don't agree with all of the scenes, and I get tired of telling people "no, the books came before the movie. A LONG time before the movies". But I might never have read the books like my Tolkienite friend had urged me unless I heard that they were going to make movies out of them. Plus, the movies made it a lot easier to find the books. Most people who are now claiming to like LOTR will be gone in a year or less; and all of us LOTR nuts will still be here. Discussing and rehashing every aspect of the books and what they say about curent culture. And you know what? That's fine with me.