Are the movies a good or bad thing? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 01-16-2001, 01:26 PM

Anyone who trolls (pun intended) Tolkien sites on the web, debates the origins of Tom Bombadil, and fires off quotes to stump fellow Tolkien-ites qualifies for a charter membership in some chapter of geek-dom. Of course, some of us are geekier than others (I did author a twelve page article on the subject of troll origins, I readily admit). Nothing personal towards you Inziladun. I'm not going to try to talk you into going to see the movies, and I respect your intention to abstain (we'll see if you'll be able to hold out when the chips are down, though!). I'd just be a bit bummed if our intrepid Newsweek reporter friend is working on a slant about how LotR fans think the movies are heresy. I guess there is that faction, after all. I just wanted Deving13 to know that there are many of us out here who think the trailers look super-promising and can't wait to see the movies.

01-16-2001, 01:26 PM	#19
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	<BR><br><br> Anyone who trolls (pun intended) Tolkien sites on the web, debates the origins of Tom Bombadil, and fires off quotes to stump fellow Tolkien-ites qualifies for a charter membership in some chapter of geek-dom. Of course, some of us are geekier than others (I did author a twelve page article on the subject of troll origins, I readily admit). <br> <br> Nothing personal towards you Inziladun. I'm not going to try to talk you into going to see the movies, and I respect your intention to abstain (we'll see if you'll be able to hold out when the chips are down, though!). I'd just be a bit bummed if our intrepid Newsweek reporter friend is working on a slant about how LotR fans think the movies are heresy. I guess there is that faction, after all. I just wanted Deving13 to know that there are many of us out here who think the trailers look super-promising and can't wait to see the movies. <br> <p></p>