Do you think Tolkien would be insulted by the LOTR movies?

[Gorwingel]

I don't really know what he would have thought of the films. But then I don't think that he would have loved them. Because in many ways they are very unlike his writings. I think that he would have most disliked the extended battle scenes, the all around editing of the film, and the general dumbing down of the dialogue.<P>But then I also don't really know if he would have actually taken a part in the adapting of the book to the screen. This was a man who we know did not own a television. What did he think of films? But then he did sell the rights for the book to be made into a film. If he did not want to see a film, he would not have sold them. So I guess that the only thing we can assume is that he would have mixed feelings about the final product.