Subj : LOTR
To   : All
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Apr 16 2020 22:30:00

Hi all,

I'm a big fan of the LOTR books, as you may be able to tell by the name of my 
BBS...  Hehe.

I'm wondering how many folks read the books before watching the movies?  I 
certainly did, having first read them all about 30 years ago...  I've probably 
read all of them a total of 7-8 times.  Something new each time.

The movies I thought were pretty well done, at least the first three.  The way 
they split "The Hobbit" up into 3 separate movies seemed a little off to me.  I 
had the impression they were just trying to rake in as much money as possible 
from something they knew would probably sell well.  They weren't terrible, but 
it was stretched out a little too much in my opinion.

One related book that I've not been able to get through is "The Silmarillion".  
Have tried to read it several times but always get bogged down with the level 
of detail and give up on it.  One day I hope to read it completely.

I'm always open for discussion about these books/movies, please share your 
thoughts on any/all topics related to this!
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