What did Christopher Tolkien think?

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Originally Posted by MatthewM

This is another matter, and I know what you mean. All of us fans have some issues with some of PJ's decisions. But personally, I think the movies are great and I believe they paint a beautiful picture of Middle-earth. However this too is another topic.

I really think CT should watch the movies, for they got many people really into Tolkien, or got them back into him. And by being "into" Tolkien I mean all things LotR- books, films, Letters, History, etc.

Does anybody know a snail mail address or anything of that sort to write to Christopher Tolkien?

I think a guy in his early-to-mid 80s can make up his own mind about what movies he wants to see...

Quite frankly, I wish I COULD unwatch the movies.

Yes, I did watch them. And, yes, I thought they were excellent movies- as movies. But as presentations of my most beloved tale?

Paltry.

And, like Nogrod, I find them seeping into my mental picture of the books. And I'd like to be rid of that. I LIKED my mental pictures. They might not have been awesome, but they were MINE.

And if I, who am 19 and a world (time and space) away from Tolkien... how much would Tolkien's own (80-something) son have his own mental image? It's clearly been satisfactory for 60 years- why let someone else's image spoil the view?