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Well, after reading the books and then watching the movies, I have to say I enjoyed all of them.

I too am one of those people who is usually very disappointed in movies based on books- but Lord of the Rings was quite an anomaly in that (and other) respect(s).

I think that the respect and appreciation most of the actors, and especially director Peter Jackson, felt for the trilogy showed in the movie. Yes, a few of my favorite lines and scenes and characters were left out. But despite that, I felt that the movies did a good job capturing the true spirit and character of this trilogy (unlike some other movies...).

I think that overall, J. R. R. Tolkien would be satisfied- if not pleased and proud.

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I like both. The book has the edge though. I prefer my imagination provided imagery to the film. No book that has then been made into a film has done the book any justice. Dune, and Bladerunner both fall short in that matter. As for Pet Cemetery that film was the worst, even The Shining faired better than Pet Cemetery, but not by much.

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Yes I am also a fan of Lord of the rings. The books do capture the mind of the reader to access every avenue of ones mind. The movies were great in another way because you got to see everything interpreted through the eyes of another

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I really loved both the books and the movies. I think I have a very good imagination ( )and in many cases, while I read the book I "saw" the movie in my mind. In some occasions, the "real movie" was much worst than the one I imagined. (for ex. The Sphere with Dustin Hoffman)
Now things change when it comes to The Lord of the Rings ... it was excellent! Very difficult to realize, still very realistic.

Offtopic but, did you know that the Beatles wanted to make a movie after Tolkien's books?

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I have to chime in and say that Tolkein was an amazing writer and while the movies were good, the books - the epic - was much, much better.

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I agree with you fully, and I am near obsessed with Lord of the Rings. I believe that not one sentence in Tolkien's masterpiece was written in vain, but sometimes it could seem somewhat vapid (like in the chapter concerning Tom Bombadil). Not that I am saying anything was lacking in the books, the books were near unblemished but the movies were the very things that enticed me into reading the books. From a more modern and uneducated point of view, the movies seem better, like you said they clarify the intricate subjects. But in the recondite and erudite perspective, the books challenge your mind thus are of much more importance.

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I have read the book and have watched the movie. And I always like the book version better than the movie. I know the movie was amazing but there's something in the book which cannot be brought in the movie. I felt more challenged, and felt the magic of the fantasy story in the book than in the movie, and that's why I like the books better.
And of course the fact that no matter how detail the movie makers made the story, they would never be able to beat the power of how Tolkien described everything in the story

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It has been said before and I will repeat it. The books are always going to be better than the movies. Until we get the technology to make movies as good as the books this will remain so.

I have to say that while the movies were a great interpretation of the books they still left a lot out.