Am I the only person here who hasn't read LOTR?

[Dan Severn]

We're watching the movie in English class*. I noticed how most students seemed to understand the plot and knew all the characters. I asked why, and was mocked for not having read any of Tolkeins books. (This is a dumbed-down English class, BTW. There's only a few nerds, and they're math types like me.)

The only people who I could find who didn't read it were a few of my teammates. Anyone here as behind the times as me?



*No, I don't know why, but I don't complain. It's better than work.

[Asher]

Books? What are those?

[Wittlich]

Nope. You're the only one behind the times.

[Asher]

I tried to read them once, but I got so bored that I went to watch The Simpsons on TV instead.

[Dan Severn]

Originally posted by Asher
I tried to read them once, but I got so bored that I went to watch The Simpsons on TV instead.

Now that I can relate to.

[Apocalypse]

I read them, but only because of the movies.

[Murgatroyd]

If you can manage to get past the first hundred pages or so, it's actually quite a good story. It just gets off to a very slow start.

[Goingonit]

In brief: you are.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Murgatroyd
If you can manage to get past the first hundred pages or so, it's actually quite a good story. It just gets off to a very slow start.

Tom Bombadil doesn't help matters either. Neither does Lothlorien.

But, no I haven't read the books.

[Apocalypse]

I have to say that I found the plot lacking in many parts. The lack of plot twists hurt it.

[JohnT]

No, you are not alone. I haven't read them either. Tried, but failed due to lack of interest. I got through the Hobbit and the first one (Fellowship of the Ring?), but decided not to waste my time on the following two books.

[Asher]

LOTR is just an ancient day GTA3. People read it because everyone else (seemingly) has read it, and most people like it because everyone else around them like it, but the game/books just aren't that great.

[Dinner]

You haven't read LotRs? Next your going to tell me you don't know what Star Wars is...

[Felch]

**** you Asher, GTA 3 is oodles of fun. When you're high. Otherwise you're right, it gets old really quick. So forget that **** you deal.

LOTR didn't really need plot twists. It was mostly about creating an entire world with its own history and cultures and whatnot. And all the cool people smoked mad amounts of "pipe-weed."

[Asher]

Star Wars is another great example. Mediocre filmmaking makes it big -- you too can make a craptastic film and make billions off of it.