GoF movie

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Theresa" <anmsmom333 at c...> wrote:

Theresa:
> Yes Peter Jackson did a good job with LOTR BUT...
> 1. True LOTR fans can pick apart his changes (I have a friend who 
is 
> a die-hard Tolkien fan and said several of the key things changed 
but 
> I read the books too long ago to remember)

Geoff:
I am a diehard LOTR fan - I first read the book about 1955-56 and 
have read it upwards of 30 times in total. Initially, I was taken 
aback by one or two of the changes Peter Jackson wrought but after 
hearing him talk about the reasoning on the DVD background discs and 
watching the films several times, I'm giving them the thumbs up. 
After the cartoon version debacle in 1978, I always said that I would 
never watch a film verison; I have lived to eat my words.

Theresa:
> 2. The LOTR storyline takes place over a couple of years not 7 and 
> the characters are mostly grown up. 

Geoff:
Actually, the LOTR storyline spreads over 18 years. The Birthday 
Party is in the year 3001 Third Age and the fall of Barad-dur in 3019 
so there is no real comparison with date ranges.....