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I'm not saying that buying the best copy available makes you a lesser fan, but if you care enough about the material inside, it doesn't really matter what condition it's in.
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Indeed! I have a really beautiful copy of the trilogy, the Alan Lee illustrated one, which I got because I wanted to have a nice copy to last a long time. But then I also have copies of FotR and TTT from the 60s or 70s, which according to the covers cost 95 cents.
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In my humble opinion, I would definately side with Elianna; DON'T drool!
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I think it's okay to drool because sometimes one just can't help oneself. There are so many beautiful people in the movies, ie: David Wenham, Viggo, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd... ::trails off with dreamy looks:: But, er ... ahem, you shouldn't watch the movies simply *for* the eye candy *coughrabidOrlandoBloomfangirlscough* These people cannot be considered true fans.
I would say a true fan is someone who gets the messages of the story: themes about good and evil, the dangers of too much power, the strength in friendship, etc. I don't think it's necessary to have read the books first, since I didn't but now love them. A true fan should read the books at some point, though, and should try out the Silm, UT, and all the rest of those books we just can't get enough of.
A true fan knows enough history, characters, background, and places to carry on an intelligent conversation about the story, but they should be able to recognize movie events from book events.
But more or less you just have to really, really love LotR.
