People who thought the movie stunk!

I think the movie did a fairly decent job, although it didn't AND couldn't be as complex as the book.<P>I read Tolkien a long time ago when I was still a kid, and I really hated it because it was too slow, (Hey! I was a kid....twelve or thirteen, so being shallow was part of my prerogative! It's a different story now.)<P>After watching the movie, my interest "rekindled". I think that's good enough for the movie - to bring to the attention of the uneducated public of the wonderful world which Tolkien had created.<P>Lush, I had the impression that you were pretty old. Don't worry, you're not. I'm sure there are some of you out there who would like to join my Old Geezers Club.<P>Just my twp cent's worth.