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So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 3:19 pm
You won't know JRR until you read the Silmarillion, more than once.
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 3:24 pm
You've not experienced Tolkien until you have read him in the original Klingon.
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 3:38 pm
I wouldn't call them among the greatest movies ever, but to me they transport at least some of the epic mood and atmosphere of middle earth, and the innocence of the shire vs. the outside world.
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 5:12 pm
I guess you have to be a fan to really like the movies. I appreciate what Tolkien did, how much love, detail and effort he put into his novels, but try as I might, I never got drawn in.
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 6:33 pm
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 6:41 pm
(April 27, 2016 at 3:19 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: You won't know JRR until you read the Silmarillion, more than once.

Some people have accused Christopher Tolkien of publishing his father's wastepaper basket. Aside from the fact that it's pretty unusual for an author to have a wastepaper basket worth publishing in the first place, I thought 'Unfinished Tales' and all the others were utterly fascinating.

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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 7:24 pm
I had the book of his letters/correspondence at one time (can't seem to find it now). That was an interesting read.
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RE: So I watched Lord of the Rings for the first time and....
April 27, 2016 at 7:52 pm
If it weren't for fucking Tom Bombadil... I fucking loathe Tom fucking Bombadil.
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April 27, 2016 at 7:54 pm
(April 27, 2016 at 7:52 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: If it weren't for fucking Tom Bombadil... I fucking loathe Tom fucking Bombadil.

Pity, as he's utterly crucial to the story. Without Bombadil in the mix, Sauron wins.

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April 27, 2016 at 7:57 pm
(April 27, 2016 at 7:52 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: If it weren't for fucking Tom Bombadil... I fucking loathe Tom fucking Bombadil.

Good choice in women though. Goldberry and the unending dance with no pants!
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