10-15-2004, 10:37 AM
Actually I have read the hobbit, LOTR, the sillmarillion, and the first four books in the history of middle earth. So I know a hell of a lot when it comes to middle earth. Also Tolkien never wanted movies made in the first place but his family felt it okay to give Jackson the rights to do so. If you have read the books five times and counting as I have then you would realize that making movies of these books is an insane thing to do. I think that Peter did a great job maintaining the heart of the books and kept all that could be done just like the books. You have to realize that filming them page for page would be annoyingly boring even for fans. His adaptations capture what Tolkien cared most for in these books and are epic and great movies themselves for fans or not.