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Seen the movies, haven't read the books other than Hobbit.
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I've never even seen the books, but the movies were wicked good!"I predict your ignore will rival Ben's" - Ecofarm
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the books are great, the fellowship is a little slow fro some to began with though
if you would think it helps, skip some of the elrond and party stuff the first time through ( I would never do this though)
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Same here. I have never been one for reading literature...but I did enjoy the films
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Re: Confession: I'm a LotR virgin
Just get past the first book and the rest is all good. Tolkien was a master of the slow start and the great finish.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Here's a shocking revelation. I haven't read LotR, or seen it in the theaters.
I am currently on my fifth attempt at reading The Lord of the Rings. In fact, LotR was the last thing I bought when I left Britain - I got a nice big fat book and decided to read it at last.
As much as I love the story now, it was hard getting past the beginninjg.Civ2 Demo Game #1 City-Planner, President, Historian
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Confession: I'm a LotR slut
I can't even remember how many different times I have read it and where.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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About LOTR, it's like the Bible, just skip the boring parts and you are left with one heck of a great story...Within weeks they'll be re-opening the shipyards
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Yup, just give it a try, it is worth it.
Especially "The two Towers" and "The return of the King" involve a lot of great battles.
And the first book is really getting to be interesting, when you get to the part where the Fellowship enters Khazad Dûm (Moria).
I loved the part when Gandalf read from the Chronicles with the last Days of Balins Folk which they found at Balins Tomb in Khazad Dûm.
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Drums, Drums in the Deep.
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try skipping ALL the poetryComment
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Oh, yeah, when I read it myself, I skipped the poetry too. At the start I looked through some parts that seemed important, but then decided for the better and let them all be.Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the test. Thank you for helping us help you help us all!Comment
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Re: Confession: I'm a LotR virgin
Same here. I can't be arsed, the genre doesn't really interest me, and I wasn't planning on either reading the books (or any other book by Tolkien) or watching the movie.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
Here's a shocking revelation. I haven't read LotR, or seen it in the theaters.
...until yesterday: yesterday, a guy at my work gave me the SVCDs of LotR2. [He burnt them for someone else, but that person already left, so he gave them to me.]
And now I am in dubio about whether or not I should watch it.Comment
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Well, I think I might wait until all three films have been released, then go watch them.
I haven't got the time to read the books yet, but I think a condensed 9-hour film trilogy should be manageable.
So, probably something to get around to late next year then."lol internet" ~ AAHZComment
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Bombadil is the best part of the trilogy.Originally posted by DanS
You might also try skipping Bombadil and the Barrow Wights. Chapters 6-8.
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Re: Confession: I'm a LotR virgin
You shouldn't take that attitude! In many ways the film version is an experience of it's own. Consider that they've condensed a book that will take you many hours to read into about a three time slot. Something has to get lost, so right away there will be a difference between the two.Originally posted by Alinestra Covelia
I am adamant that I will not watch the LotR films until I have read the book. This may very well mean never.
Enjoy the movie for what it is, and if you ever get the patience, you can still enjoy reading the passages they had to leave out, and the enhanced details that Tolkien included in his work.Comment
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